Dear Editor,
Overall, I support the action of the police officer who shot the robber. When he made his stand, he made himself “the target” and his life was surely in greater jeopardy than anyone else present. So, I’m not going to arm chair judge.
As hurricane season rolls in, many are consciously or unconsciously reliving the trauma of the natural but also the deliberate man-made disaster of the looting that followed.
I consider that, had the protective services shot one or two of the looters in the act, it would have stopped much of the looting, and this season we would feel a whole lot safer.
Instead, law-abiding citizens were left to cringe at the prospects of hoards invading their property, destroying cars to steal gas, possibly injuring and/or raping homeowners, as their wanton destruction seemed to know no bounds. The looters enriched themselves at the expense of others; left our economy in shambles and the consequences of their actions were in comparison a joke.
So, I’m going to save my tears for those members of our protective services who don’t shirk their obligations and get injured in the line of duty. From the general reaction to this latest incident, I think most of us feel the same way. Since the hurricane, the police have been doing a great job, although I am a little concerned there might be unnecessary wailing of sirens to get through traffic, which is not good for our tourist product. But their increased visibility has been immensely reassuring.
Name withheld at author's request.
