I am writing to say how offensive and inaccurate I found the cartoon in (Sunday's) paper that depicted our Police Department aggressively raiding the Cannabis Ministry while seeming to neglect the problem of gang violence in downtown Hilo.

First of all, Roger Christie himself said that the police treated him with "utmost respect" in his own words. That makes the cartoon inaccurate and a total misrepresentation of the way the raid was actually carried out.

Secondly, the cartoon suggests that the police are paying attention to the marijuana issue at the expense of something more important and serious, which is the issue of violence in downtown. I find that offensive and insulting to our Police Department.

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