Pubdate: Fri, 19 Feb 2010
Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW)
Website: http://www.drugsense.org

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) 
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