LETTER OF THE WEEK

TELL BOTH SIDES

By James Seidler

To balance your enthusiastic portrayal of no-knock police raids in
"Police! Search Warrant!," you should present some of the tragic
outcomes that have taken place as a result of policemen forcing
themselves into people's homes.

Mistaken identities, lying informants and simple miscommunication
have led to people dying and killing police officers. At the same
time, giving police a green light to bash their way into people's
homes in response to nonviolent drug crimes represents a dangerous
advancement in the militarization of law enforcement.

James Seidler, Lincoln Square

Pubdate: Tue, 9 Feb 2010

Source: Chicago Sun-Times (IL)