Make them fee?

I think it should be "make them free". Right?

Context:
"I think a lot of people who live in that area would feel a lot better if they had a little more information," Strickland said. "If it is a murder-suicide then let people know so they don't think there's some lunatic out there. We got a lot of people who panic and the more information you put out there, the better you make them fee."

The chief said police are certain they know what happened, but don't know who committed the slayings or why, saying "it's not a scene that I would want anybody to see."

More:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-08-29-ga-mobile-home-deaths_N.htm