Why does The Sun continue to distort how police behave with criminal suspects as a result of the Freddie Gray case ("Freddie Gray among many suspects who do not get medical care from Baltimore police," May 9)?
You imply police are responsible for high blood sugar, lethargic patients, fast heart rate and polysubstance abuse. These four conditions amount to 542 of the 749 cases you reported of people turned away from Central Booking.
Police aren't doctors and are not responsible for someone who doesn't take care of their own health, so why does The Sun blame police for sending detainees to Central Booking with such conditions?
In the case of Freddie Gray, why don't you report how police locked up Mr. Gray 22 times and got convictions, only to have judges give him minimal sentences so that he could continue preying on the community? Why does the parole system even grant him parole?
Police are paid to prevent crime and protect the community. Part of that process is to know who the criminal element are on their beat.
When a known criminal with 22 arrest and convictions sees police and starts running, an officer's sixth sense kicks in to find out what's going on, especially when it happens on a known drug corner.
So stop beating up the police for doing what the community wants until the community itself says to let the drug dealers and robbers run free.
J. Michael Collins, Reisterstown