Readers Write: Police and Leneal Frazier, protesting by private homes, public safety, lunch shaming Why a car chase at all? July 8, 2021 5:30pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The Minneapolis police killed Leneal Frazier, and it can hardly be called an accident ( Innocent crash victim is mourned, front page, July 8). A squad car was willfully driving at high speeds through a residential neighborhood in pursuit of a carjacking suspect when it crashed into Frazier s vehicle. Frazier was not the suspect police were after. He was an innocent citizen living what turned out to be the last moments of his life.
The hypocrisy here is stark. Frazier s needless death comes at a time when police and the State Patrol are cracking down on speeding and street racing. 2021 is on track to be the deadliest year in over a decade with year-to-date road fatalities nearly 40% higher than last year. As of the end of the July 4th weekend, 21