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Re. That Letter from UC's Police Chief

By Patrick

I am impressed with UC Police Chief Victoria Harrison's letter to students today which, due to it's length, I have reproduced in the comments.

My personal view (perhaps not shared by everyone here) is that as a body of civil servants, law enforcement officers often deserve more credit than they receive. Chief Harrison in particular deserves some credit for this one: she didn't have to take the time to write the lengthy letter, to make her department accountable in the public forum, to invite the criticism she is sure to get from someone, or to go out of her way to make her name the target of that criticism. The letter, as she says herself, describes some of the complexity that arises from the conflicting values which her office is asked to balance every day. While I'm not sure I agree with all of her analogies or assessments of the situation, her tone suggests UCPD is doing the best it can.

Anyway.

That's all I have . . . so feel free go ahead and tune back into the decidedly unpleasant J. Y*o bashing session that seems sure to unfold in the post below.

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on April 02, 2008 (boomark / email).