Re:

8/3/15



To the editor:



Police detain man in death of officer in Memphis (NY Times, 8/3/15) reports the shooting death of an officer during a traffic stop in southeast Memphis.  I believe this story, at this particular moment in our public discourse on the inappropriate use of force by policemen, belonged on the front page rather than where it was placed. It is a sober reminder that policemen put themselves in harms way on a daily basis.  This does not justify or excuse the shooting of unarmed minority civilians but may heighten empathy for the majority of policemen who are decent and who put their lives on the line everday.



Respectfully,


Larry S. Sandberg