Opinion: Plan to stem racial profiling morphs into protecting police
"We listened to our courageous heroes in law enforcement and we took action. We rely on these men and women every day to keep us safe. ... “It's our job as Iowa legislators to minimize that risk (to police officers) as much as possible so that more law enforcement officers can make it back home to their families safely." Dear Rep. Klein, Like you, I want police officers to get home safely. Certainly their jobs involve risks. The shooting death of Sgt. Jim Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, while trying to arrest a suspect at his Grundy Center home last month, is a tragic e...
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