Blue Byline » The News Tribune http://blog.thenewstribune.com/bluebyline A cop's perspective of the news and South Sound matters Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 WestNET story is compelling but lacking in context http://blog.thenewstribune.com/bluebyline/2011/12/04/westnet-story-is-compelling-but-lacking-in-context/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/bluebyline/2011/12/04/westnet-story-is-compelling-but-lacking-in-context/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:03:34 +0000 Brian O'Neill http://blog.thenewstribune.com/bluebyline/?p=1148 After reading Sean Robinson’s exhaustive article on WestNET, the Kitsap-county based Narcotics Enforcement Team, one might conclude that the Keystone Cops are alive and well on the Peninsula. I don’t buy it.

The WestNET task force does seem to have an imposing range of issues, including a controversial former investigator now facing federal gun-trafficking charges, a comparatively low conviction rate, and a chorus of critics from legal circles. Despite this valid concern, this article’s broad assessment of a small group of cops misses the mark.

As usual, Robinson’s Trib article is well researched and precisely written. He …

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