Robert Schmid wrote: "I am angry at the police
federation because they claim to speak for all police.
 They show no compassion and a police officer without
compassion is a truly terrifying thing.

Based on what I know, Officer Schmidt was the kind of
officer who had compassion.   Compassion is a rare
commodity these days and its mere presence indicates
that courage exists alongside it.  We need more 
officers with compassion.  We can leave judgment to
the jury."


Asking police officers to have more compassion would
not have prevented the deaths of Donald and Schmidt,
isn't compassion what got them killed?  If the officer
had not allowed the other woman to go to the bathroom
they would both be alive today.

The argument is a knee jerk reaction against police
officers and it happens every time there is a tragedy
like this.  Don't blame the police officers who are
forced to make ugly decisions in split seconds without
all the information.

Mark Wilde
Windom Park


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