| Show To The Editor In reference to the April 14 of Points West we would like to address our co comments to the article Cops Go Crazy This opinion is not based necessarily necessarily necessarily for or against police officers We Ve are trying to point out that no issue is all black or all white Quoting from the article Both cops only 20 feet away from the victim shot frantically at Schultz when he lie ran towards the them m with an unloaded pistol Place yourself in the position position position tion of the police officer You have no way of knowing whether the gun is loaded or not Would you believe the gun was not loaded just because because because be be- cause someone told you so If the other people there knew that the gun was unloaded unloaded unloaded un un- loaded why didn't they take it away from him Why did they stand idly by waiting for forthe forthe forthe the police to do something Quoting the article I HI can understand how they the police police police po po- lice officers were frightened by watching a freaked out young man on drugs waving a agun agun agun gun and yelling threats yet why didn't they shoot him in inthe inthe inthe the leg or arm When police officers make the decision to use their weapons weapons weapons wea wea- pons they are trained to shoot until the person is incapacitated If the tables were turned and the officer had been shot any attorney would have been able to lighten the sentence sentence sentence sen sen- tence by claiming that the theman theman theman man was using drugs and was not in control of his actions Using drugs should not be an excuse for committing any crime Quoting the article Now we have cops robbing banks shooting citizens without without without with with- out just cause and generally creating a sense of mistrust among the public There are good and bad people in all organizations The police force are public defenders They put their lives in danger to handle situations situations situations situ situ- that we cannot con con- If we dont don't support the police force we wont won't have any good police officers left Then where would we be Sincerely CD Duke To The Editor With the arrival of both warmer weather and the gallon a price on gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line motorists on Utah's highways will see an increased number of motorcycles mopeds mopeds mopeds mo- mo and bicycles The use of these vehicles will undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly have a beneficial affect on the energy crunch However an increased number of fatalities and in injuries injuries injuries in- in juries is also likely to result Our job as motorists is to show these two wheelin gas savers that we appreciate their contribution to the energy shortage by making their mode of as safe as possible Bicycles and motorcycles arent aren't impossible to see We Ve just need to include them on our list of vehicles watched for on the highway Rick Graham To The Editor This is the first in a series of letters which will try your belief in Freedom of Speech I Johnny J. J Jackson have decided to grace your raggedy paper with my perpetually pleasing prose I have written for college papers all across the country Since I have been going to college since 1970 and have yet to graduate graduate graduate gra gra- with any degree of any kind I am pre-eminently pre qualified qualified qualified qua qua- to spout wisdom on any subject pertaining to college life Those of you who know me realize that there is no better representative of the B Man Campus io n ic than type Scholastic I 1 Johnny J. J Jackson In my college non-career non I have lettered lettered lettered let let- in five sports won scholarships in three major fields participated in innumerable innumerable innumerable merable peace marches and been thrown out of more schools than most of you white punks on dope even knew existed Even now some a type frosh m o e b i c type frosh ties approach me and say Hey Johnny J. J Jackson is there any way I can be like you And I say You HYou want to cram ten years of college into your rank putrescent physique You want to benefit from my experience ence Got let a camel suck your face you leech You had to be there Johnny J. J Jackson JJackson Editor Thanks so much for your intellectual input Keep sending letters The world needs all kinds even eren professional professional professional students |
