tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post114686488519444989..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: SOUND OFF: IT TAKES A THIEFJeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-1146929878864986502006-05-06T11:37:00.000-04:002006-05-06T11:37:00.000-04:00Don Hull of Costa Mesa, Calif., writes that he is ...Don Hull of Costa Mesa, Calif., writes that he is "outraged when police use entrapment tactics to catch lawbreakers, primarily because, to do so, they must commit crimes themselves in the process."<BR/> <BR/>How many of us have complained or heard someone else complain, "Why don't the police get involved before a crime?" "Why don't they do something to protect us?". <BR/>If we took Don's position then we should have a police person on every door step, on every road, at every business standing behind each child using a computer, on every street corner waiting to "catch" the bad people in the "act" of committing a crime. This way they would not have to "commit" a crime but just be ready to "catch" them. We want police protection for our safety but do we want proactive police? I say yes. If one is offended by the proactivity of police then they will soon be lamenting the drugs on EVERY corner, prostitues in every church, drivers ignoring ALL traffic signals. Proactivity does set up a questionable action by police to help enforce the laws. Would you rather have no patrols in your neighborhoods, no cops walking the beat, no police watching for speeders? sure would save a lot of money....the decision will dictate the type of society you want tomorrow.<BR/> <BR/>Robert KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com