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| May 23, 2017 1:00 AM

I have a suggestion / solution for anyone shooting our police officers

Before we start, elected officials won’t touch this or lose voters, so turn the project over to the National Rifle Association.

We will change the rules and have an old-fashioned firing squad with squad members chosen from our existing lottery. Maybe $5 or $10 a ticket would probably bring in half billion dollars. Oh, yes, money talks.

We just forgot the event, who gets the big bucks?

I can visualize, having the winners to a hotel for a week going to the range. Learning the exact procedures, NRA will figure this out just fine. TV coverage is a must. We know the lawyers make all the rules and end up with almost infinite pay for the legal, social workers and, mental systems.

This could be a problem but don’t forget the half billion dollars, plenty for everyone.

Let’s be real. Anyone shooting our police is qualified to be part insane and needs care? No, no, 30 days to get his hers estate in order and it’s done. Lottery time.

Probably free up at least half million dollars of tax money for any police shooting.

LEWIS WETZEL

Sandpoint