Police shootings not always justified

To the editor:

Regarding The Gazette's June 6 article 'Months later, man shot by police arrested”:

Do police purposely run in front of a revving vehicle so they have an excuse to shoot the driver and get administrative leave?

Some years ago a sorehead accelerated his vehicle at me, but I didn't run in front of him. Anyone who defends this police practice, would I have been justified to shoot that aggressor? Are we supposed to believe we have 'equal justice for all” in our justice system when prosecutors refuse to charge police for doing what would be attempted murder if any common citizen did the same?

Prosecutors need police testimony in drug cases to get a conviction for possession. Are we supposed to believe they don't give favored status to police? If the citizen only sneezed at the officer, I believe most prosecutors would excuse police for shooting the citizen.

Police shootings should be prosecuted by someone not closely associated with them.

Herman Lenz

Sumner