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The following Letter to the Editor of the Journal sufficiently explains the situation, and summarizes my views on the issue as well:

Batman would be proud
Tuesday, May 31, 2005

This is exactly what the Flint city police need to concentrate their crime fighting efforts on - basketball hoops ["Hoops no match for cops' night raids," May 14, Page A1].

I mean, if you stop them from playing basketball when they are young, then they can concentrate more on the gang life. They will be more apt to sell drugs and steal cars for resale, and let's face it, that is good for our local economy.

It's a good thing we don't live in a crime-filled city where the police would have to concentrate on murderers and rapists. I feel much safer knowing that the Flint Police Department is cracking down on kids playing in the streets.

For a while there, I felt I couldn't walk down the street without a basketball flying by my head or hearing the laughter of kids when they lower the rims (this semms to be another dangerous epidemic) and dunk on each other.

Batman would be proud of the FPD. Like dark angels working in the shadows of the night, they are making our great city a better place to live.

Lenard D. Randol
Flint