EDITORIAL: About that log entry
A few readers recently raised concerns about a police log entry that appeared in our May 17 issue, and we would like to share a bit from the (civil) discussions that ensued with those readers with the rest of our audience.The log entry recounted what happened after an officer came upon a vehicle pulled over in a no-parking zone on the side of Ocean Avenue. What transpired was mostly unremarkable: It was determined that the driver did not have a valid license and that the car had expired registration. An officer informed the driver and his passenger that he would need to confiscate the plates and have the car towed. The men said they understood and would arrange to be picked up by their boss.What our readers asked us about — or, truth be told, in one case demanded an apology for — was that...