Officer’s behavior deserves punishment
I was very shocked when I read in the Friday, June 6 newspaper, and also heard on the local news, where an off-duty policeman had his 4-year-old son and a 17-month-old baby in his truck by themselves while he was looking at a recreational vehicle. Didn’t he know it’s not safe to leave children alone like that?
Also, the paper didn’t say whether the children were in a car seat or not. If the 4-year-old had been in a car safety seat, it looks to me the 4-year-old couldn’t get a hold of a gun.
In the paper, it says Dale Potter said this was certainly a situation that should have never happened and also Potter said it’s very fortunate it didn’t turn into something very tragic. But yet Dale Potter said no criminal charges will be filed.
Well I think this could have cost the 17-month-old baby his life and I wonder if this was someone else what would have happened?
I’m sorry but this just doesn’t make any sense to me.
A concerned citizen
Sally M. Sullivan
Rock Island