Letter of the Day | A new dawn in policing must begin in Granville
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May 21, 2026
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Former deputy police commissioner Mark Shields is right about one thing: due process matters. But due process must not become a sedative used to numb public outrage when the video itself raises urgent questions about the use of deadly force.
The public is not calling for mob justice. It is asking a simple question: where was the imminent threat to life that justified firing into the driver’s side of Latoya Bulgin’s vehicle?
A vehicle moving from a standstill does not automatically justify lethal force. Tension is not a death sentence. Confusion is not a licence to kill. Deadly force must be necessary, proportionate, and linked to an immediate threat of death or serious injury.
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