The June 13 Column One — “He’s No Angel, He’s a P.I.” — holds out exceptionally bad behavior in the private investigative profession as though it’s the rule. This, coupled with government allegations made in the Anthony Pellicano prosecution, foster an unfortunate belief that most private investigators are sleazy egomaniacs who care only for the almighty dollar.

At the same time, honest, hardworking professionals, 80% of whom are retired law enforcement officers, work day and night at the not-so-glamorous tasks of finding deadbeat dads to serve them with court papers to enforce child support, uncovering fraudulent insurance claims and doing all the seemingly mundane, everyday chores that are necessary to keep our system of justice afloat.