Times’ cartoons did more harm than good
Cartoons on the Sept. 22 and Sept. 24 Chattanooga Times editorial page are unfair and inaccurate with regard to police shootings of civilians.
Both were printed before all the facts are assembled and both only serve to heighten an already tense situation caused by activists such as “Black Lives Matter” and supported by politicians right up to our president and the Democrat running to be the next president.
As a result police are paying a heavy price. Police work is dangerous yet most officers continue to serve with low pay and in often terrible conditions. They must make split-second decisions on whether to shoot. They can lose their lives if they make the wrong decision and not shoot or can be subject to criminal prosecution if they make the wrong decision to shoot.
The Sept. 24 Chattanooga Free Press editorial cartoon really says it all: When confronted by police, do what they ask.