Veteran Simi PD officer responds to letter about Taser death
      Regarding the "questions" by letter writer Barbara Geach, some answers to your ignorant and offensive questions: First, Garcia's actions did not condemn him to death. Of course, the cause of his death has not yet been determined, pending the results of the toxicology analysis at the ...
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Suspect's driving put families in danger, not cops
      This letter is in response to Barbara Geach's letter to the Acorn where she expressed her dismay over Raymundo Garcia's death. I too am very "disturbed." I am disturbed that we still have citizens in Simi Valley that don't have a clue.
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Police were doing their job
      I am more dismayed by the letter of Barbara Geach regarding her being disturbed over the Tasing and death of a man committing criminal acts.
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Plain and simple: obey the law
      We are a nation of laws and sometimes people forget that particular fact. Recently there was a police pursuit in our neighborhood. You do not see a police chase every day. I believe the police responded professionally. They were "protecting and serving" our neighborhood.
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Compelled to come to defense of officers
      I have never felt such a strong need to respond to a letter before. Concerning the death of Mr. Garcia, the man who was Tasered by police and subsequently died: How did he die? Was it the result of the Taser or the fact that he was possibly drunk and high on cocaine?
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