The subject of the editorial "Policing for profit is a growing problem" (April 5) walks all over the Fourth and Fifth amendments of the Bill of Rights. Anecdotal stories smack of a police-state mentality where department profit-and-loss takes precedence over protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Shoddy administration by police chiefs should be primary concerns of City Councils that are charged to protect the taxpayer. Remington Jackson Del Mar Mesa [end]
