Pubdate: Mon, 16 Dec 2002
Source: Hattiesburg American (MS)
Copyright: 2002 Hattiesburg American
Contact:  http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1646
Author: William H. Dilday Jr.,

NEW DRUG CHIEF LACKS EXPERIENCE

Gov. Ronnie Musgrove must have lost his mind. How else can anyone explain 
his decision to appoint a man to head the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics 
who does not have one hour of law enforcement experience? This appointment 
is an insult to all those working in state law enforcement, particularly 
those members of the bureau. It says Gov. Musgrove does not believe there 
are any qualified law enforcement professionals in Mississippi who could 
fill this position.

How can he expect the men and women of the bureau to have any respect for a 
director with no experience?

This appointment also sends a chilling message to the citizens that 
Musgrove is not serious about fighting drugs in our state.

This criticism is not about Frank Melton the person. He is probably a fine 
fellow but he does not have the law enforcement background and experience 
needed to be director of the Bureau of Narcotics.

Hopefully the state Senate will restore some sanity to this situation by 
rejecting this ludicrous appointment and demanding that the governor 
appoint a qualified person to head the Narcotics Bureau.

The war on drugs in Mississippi is too important to be put in the hands of 
an amateur.

William H. Dilday Jr.,

Jackson
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