Accept consequences

Sat., Feb. 21, 2015

This Pasco shooting was tragic for everyone involved, but to think an officer of the law should risk his life (stones to the head can be lethal) for someone intent on harming them is ludicrous, as is running from an armed patrolman. People need to suck it up and obey the law and, for the love of God, don’t run when you’re accosted. How simple the solution is.

The officers involved will have to live with the fact that they took a life due to the victim’s poor decisions. A $25 million lawsuit? No way. It’s time we all learn that there are consequences to our decisions, and sometimes the consequences are extremely harsh.

Leonard Maiani

Athol, Idaho

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