Denver Police Chief Robert White talks on Wednesday about the circumstances around the recent police shooting that killed 17- year-old Jessica Hernandez two days earlier. (Brent Lewis, The Denver Post)
Re: “Denver monitor launches investigation after police kill teen driver,” Jan. 28 news story.
Popular opinion often confuses two types of police shootings. In the first type, if police shoot an unarmed civilian who is not attacking them, then charges should be brought through the legal system. In the second type of situation, police are attacked with deadly force. Guns and cars are both deadly weapons. If anyone grabs a police officer’s gun or attempts to run over the officer with a car, that person clearly intends to kill the officer. If we do not allow police to defend themselves against deadly attacks, we will live in a lawless society — because no sane person would join the police force.
Ray Harlan,Aurora
This letter was published in the Jan. 31 edition.
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