Pubdate: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 Source: London Free Press (CN ON) Copyright: 2002 The London Free Press a division of Sun Media Corporation. Contact: http://www.fyilondon.com/londonfreepress/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/243 Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n2017/a01.html Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n2020/a10.html Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n2050/a07.html Author: Grace Baptista Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/raids.htm (Drug Raids) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people (Marcie+Carroll) (Carroll, Marcie) DON'T BE TOO HASTY IN BLAMING POLICE I've been reading all the letters regarding the shooting of Bear. I'm a dog owner and I feel terrible for Marcie Carroll. But it seems everyone is so quick to condemn the police without hearing the whole story. We need to wait till the investigation is complete to know exactly what went wrong. I'm not a police officer, but it would be common knowledge that, in a drug raid, police would have to break down a door and not let the landlord risk his life opening it. They don't know what they are going to encounter once that door is opened. They put their lives on the line for us every day and instead of thanking them we criticize them. Grace Baptista, London - --- MAP posted-by: Jackl