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San Diego sheriffs choose 9/11 to conduct parolee check
Because they could. Why did San Diego sheriffs choose this day to create a show of force, completely out of proportion to their "operation"? Because they could. Why did 70 valuable law enforcement members turn out to "check up on" 50 parolees, a ratio of more than 1:1? Because they could. Why were law abiding citizens, parolees or not, disrupted while this show of force went on? Because they could. I wish I could say I feel safer, or more secure, or proud of those men and women who participated in this event. I can't. I think it was overkill, a word which describes the events of September 11, 2001 and which describes the "operation" as well. People on parole live under considerable constraints, greater than those in prison though they are "at liberty" in society. Many are homeless, some wear GPS monitors, most are unemployable. (When was the last time you hired a convicted felon?) They do not pose a threat to persons or property by reason of their status. If they were being "checked up" on, why was that not done by their parole agent(s)? Thank you for the reporting -- this is a stomach turning story. A battalion of cops, helicopters, and SWAT teams - checking up on people who have served their time and done nothing to merit such intense, overblown scrutiny. No, I don't feel safer. I feel disgusted with a blatant display of unnecessary force, and a waste of resources,.— September 12, 2013 10:26 p.m.