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Perspective

May 16, 2015

LETTER: Monitoring discussion took a surprising tone

I was struck by the tone taken in Marc Debbaut's recent discussion of home monitoring for juveniles. By Alex Coolman

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

Reasonable minds can differ on the virtues and limitations of home monitoring for juveniles, so the substance of the letter by Marc Debbaut, president of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, does not surprise me ("Home Monitoring? Cry Me a River," May 13).

However, I'm struck by Debbaut's tone, with its heavy sarcasm, its bristling contempt for young people, and i...

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