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Shooting anniversary: It is time to move on

Kudos to Dianne Doonan of Lacey. You were spot on in your letter to the editor about the Olympia police shooting.

It's past time for people to realize that those two are criminals, not victims, and that the police are not always the bad guys.

I, for one, am tired of people who have absolutely no respect for authority and who think they can do whatever they want to, then play the race card when they are caught.

This story was originally published May 31, 2016 at 3:06 PM with the headline "Shooting anniversary: It is time to move on."

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