Police are doing their job with investigation

Although on the surface it appears that the arrest of Alberto Sanchez-Lopez for attempting to purchase fertilizer seems absurd and almost comical, it is not a laughing matter.

Most Americans, from cosmopolitan cities to rural communities, are disgusted, afraid, fed up and frustrated over each occurrence of terroristic abomination that has snuffed out hundreds, and thousands, of lives in one calculated maneuver.

As Americans here and abroad increasingly become targets of diabolical hate crimes, who would not want to be assured that our forces, from the armed services, to our local police crews, are watching over us to provide protection and possible prevention of catastrophic terroristic events?

Those in law enforcement have far more knowledge than the general public of how such events are hatched and executed.

If something seems abnormal that falls in line with terroristic behavior, I for one am glad to know that our officers are doing their jobs. I am sure the authorities will uncover and prove the purposes and intent of Mr. Sanchez-Lopez and his friend, and will take care of things accordingly. I would rather live in a seemingly overly vigilant society than one whose hands are tied because of hypersensitive "politically correct" mind-sets.

On a related note, I resent the sheer and obvious attempt by reporter Annika Mengesen to engage my sympathies for the jailed man, in her paragraph that describes his "suffering" in jail, listing his laments and experiences while incarcerated.

I wish reporters would just stick to the facts and not try to insert their own personal crusades or biases into news stories.

The real issue here is not Sanchez-Lopez’s suffering in jail, but the larger story of how we as a society need to constantly be aware of threats against our freedom, even if the local law enforcement sometimes has to look like the bad guys.

Lisa Schofield

Freehold Township