I feel they harass people accidentally speeding a few miles more than the limit or in a poorly marked school zone. I feel they harass hapless drunks coming out of bars around 1 or 2 a.m. – sometimes even those on bicycles.

Never have I seen a loud diesel truck with a huge exhaust pipe emitting offensive black clouds of smoke – possibly intentionally – pulled over. Never have I seen any motorcycle riders with pipes so loud they are jarring and distracting pulled over, despite the city having a noise ordinance.

Aren’t these government officials our employees? I would like to see a city commission or committee here in downtown Durango assign the police a list of offenses they would like to see policed – the ones that most disturb the idyllic way of life we pay dearly to have – not just the offenses they seem to choose to enforce. And I would be glad to volunteer to serve on such a commission.

Julie C. Meadows

Durango