Pubdate: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 Source: Ledger-Enquirer (GA) Copyright: 2004 Ledger-Enquirer Contact: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/enquirer/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/237 Author: Linda Davis OBEY THE LAW Had Kenneth Walker not felt such animosity toward law officials, he would have obeyed their command and pulled his hands out of his pockets. Regardless of whether you know you are innocent or not, when you are given a command from an officer of the law, you obey that law and prove your own innocence. I believe Mr. Walker caused his own death, by not obeying the request from the officer to take his hands out of his pockets. It is Mr. Walker's responsibility to prove his innocence. I believe this PUSH or Rainbow Coalition or whoever they think they are need to stop yelling and weigh everything that happened. You do not disobey the law; you do not make this a racial happening, just because the victim is black. I'm sorry, but the black community are the only ones keeping the racial issue alive. You don't see us having a "white" history month; we don't have a "Miss White America" contest. I'm so sick of this black/white thing. Let's move on people -- this is the 21st Century! Stop living in the "slave" ages. I never had a slave, a maid, a butler, or anything. I've always done all my own work. I don't owe anyone anything! And, Ms. Sledge, go away! I have never liked your articles and I never will; in fact, you can count on me never reading your articles again! LINDA DAVIS, Columbus - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom