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Mark Lain: Police lives are on the line, but so are lives others

I also want to thank Modesto police for putting their lives at risk every day for the people they serve. But let’s face it, there is a shoot-first mentality of most police oficers everywhere. If they see anyone posing a danger to themselves, they have no problem blowing them away.

Mark Lain, Modesto

This story was originally published May 31, 2016 at 2:10 PM with the headline "Mark Lain: Police lives are on the line, but so are lives others."

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