HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-26-2000 ArticlesIowa City Press Citizen — September 17, 2000 — p, 10A
fetter of
the week
Police could have
prevented attack
After reading the article
do Sept. 7 about the couple
$backed m the Pedestrian
Mall, I am absolutely livid
Where were all of the
police? On a Thursday at 2 -
a.m. you d find at least three
qr four, if not more. At 8:30
at night, though, they were
Iifobably in a bar scouting -
fbr underage drinkers
(according to today's paper
that seems to be the sole
of the police force).
I am also livid ths4 in a
ely low crime rate, this
cry was not front page
m the day after it hap•
ned but instead finds
Jf on the third page of
paper a week later.
Everyone should be livid
a the only official quote
poQce w thatthey haven't
tired a trend of random
grid of binge drinking has
ne down at the University
lows 1 don't see the trend
alcohol -related arrests . .
.wing down. But since
se is no trend of random
hts, no investigation is in
let? This is ridiculous.
Everyone should be livid
t. our police are more
nested m arresting under,
::drinkers doing no harm
n punks who think they're
rl because they can tang
in droves, harass and
ickpeople, and don't even
in trouble for it rm not
y livid, rm scared for the
Police Review Board,
ere are you?
Missle Forbes
Iowa City
Each Sunday the Press,._
izen publishes ¢featured
er of the we& Letters
,.selected. on the basis of
iting quality, unusual
tition or timely topic.
Ld letters to P.O. Box
10, Iowa City, Iowa
W, far to (3I9) 834-
?3,' e-mail to cbald-