Letter: Local response?

To the editor:

I have been watching and listening to what has been going on in Ferguson, Mo., due to the tragic death of Michael Brown Jr. and the destruction that followed.

I would hope that could not take place in Lawrence. But, if it should ever happen here, would our police force be prepared to respond in a much better fashion and would they be able to keep the people from out of state, who riot, burn and destroy property, out of our town?