Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Shouldn't He Have Let the Police Handle the Situation?

Former U.S. Ambassador Peter Secchia, who happens to be from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has recently been in the news.  According to the story, Secchia “walloped” a man who was apparently attempting to abduct his 3 year old grandchild.  I say it’s a pity Secchia wasn’t able to be more robust when dealing with this situation.

That’s not the point I want to bring to your attention though.  What I do want to bring to your attention are these comments.

""Anybody who’s read the (police) report is going ‘Yeah, go grandpa! That’s the kind of grandpa I want my granddaughter to have,’” Seattle Police Det.Christie-Lynn Bonner said.

“It was very quick thinking. He’s quite a bit older than this person, and yet managed to protect his granddaughter."

Not a word in that statement is untrue.  Secchia did what he should have done.  Why do I ask the question posed in the title?  Because in most other incidents when individuals act to protect their life, their loved ones lives, or their property, the police always trot out the, “Yes, it worked out okay this time, but you really should have let the police handle it” statement.  Not this time.

Posted by John Venlet on 02/24 at 07:08 PM
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