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I totally agree with Violet Horvath (“If officers stayed calm, Nichols would be alive,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Feb. 6).
If the officers had remembered the name of their unit — SCORPION, or Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods — they could have reacted so differently.
Police officers have very difficult jobs, but they must find ways to debrief themselves and channel their anger and frustration in more healthy ways. This is obviously a common problem, as we can see with all the police/citizen encounters turning into confrontations.
If police could walk neighborhoods and get to know the residents they are supposed to protect as people, maybe they would feel better about their jobs and neighbors would appreciate them, not fear them.
Elizabeth Nelson
Kaneohe
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