Citizens Mad at Police After Suicidal Man Causes 8-Hour Freeway Shutdown in California

Many citizens, including politicians in California, are upset that police. Why? Because theyrecently shut down Interstate 5 for eight hours while talking a man off the ledge of a bridge.

People are so mad that three state senators and four other local politicians wrote a letter airing their grievances. The letter was sent to Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol, and the San Diego Police Department, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

In it, they asked what their policies and procedures are for handling these types of incidents. The letter also requested additional details and the possibility of improved real-time communication with drivers…

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