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The message of the curfew

Jun 4, 2020
Jun 4, 2020 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

Can’t San Mateo County’s excellent police forces keep their aggression in check and allow peaceful demonstrations? Our police forces are trained in de-escalation and nonviolent intervention. They should use those skills to assist peaceful demonstrators exercise their First Amendment rights. Instead San Mateo County implements a two-day curfew. What message does that give our residents? “Residents, we don’t trust you.”

(3) comments

Pacman Jun 4, 2020 8:46am

The “excellent police forces” of the county do indeed trust the citizen's of San Mateo County, as long as they are law-abiding. The protesters had over four hours to exercise their freedom of speech. Unfortunately, as we've seen from the press coverage of looting and violence in the Bay Area, police have to be prepared for the worse. You saw the businesses boarded up in the downtown area, right? Business owners preparing for the worse. Please share with our reader how the police, using their skills in de-escalation and nonviolent intervention, could have controlled a crowd of over a thousand if things went from peaceful to violent? “Please sir, don't break out the windows to Starbucks.” Please sir, don't loot Walgreens." Please sir, stop throwing rocks at me.” Please sir, don't set my patrol car on fire.”

Jorg Jun 4, 2020 1:52pm

Well said! And why shouldn't store and other property owners be allowed to arm themselves, or hire someone, to wait inside and take action if someone breaks in or tries to burn down their building? Isn't that where the 2nd Amendment comes in and supplements regular police forces when needed?

Christopher Conway Jun 4, 2020 6:35am

I appreciate the curfew and the fact that our elected officials and police care for us enough to keep us safe. Watch the TV Robert, it is not safe out there when the sun goes down, people are getting hurt and killed.

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