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Russo Arrest
December 03, 2012 | 11:47 AM

Mr, Russo, if you are looking for an important journalistic task, perhaps you would want to consider partnering with the Maui Police and informing the public about the public safety issues they were enforcing. Although not a resident here, I suspect that the leading cause of criminal death on Maui is road collisions. Both of the violations indicated in your article put both drivers and pedestrians at greater risk.

Tinted windows prevent drivers from seeing other road users at night and more importantly prevent other drivers and pedestrians from establishing eye contact with the driver.

Lift kits on pick-up trucks alter the stability of the vehicle and make them unsafe, especially when attempting to make an evasive maneuver. The high bumper put other drivers at risk, especially in intersection collisions.

Conducting vehicle stops and enforcement projects are a dangerous situation. That is why the officer depicted in your photos in wearing a reflective vest. Were You? Any traffic stop has the potential of confrontation, violence and in some instances gunfire. Were you prepared for such possibilities, or were you expecting the same officers that you were criticizing to look after you?

I suspect from the three pages of coverage and the numerous advertisements for adult services, marihuana certifications and pipe shops that public safety may not be an objective of your paper.

For the information of your advertisers, I'll be picking up another local newspaper for my information.

Aloha, Ted

Ted
Surrey, B.C. Canada