Silent Servants...

Silent Servants...

... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.

A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)



Friday, May 04, 2007

A thorny issue

High court: police can use violent means to end high-speed chases

"The Supreme Court's 8-to-1 decision involved a Georgia teenager, who sued a police deputy who rammed the teen's speeding car, causing serious physical damage."


This has been a difficult issue in Canada as well. How much risk can lawbreakers be put in in order to stop potential harm to innocent people?

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