Pubdate: Thu, 21 Jul 2005
Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel (TN)
Copyright: 2005 The Knoxville News-Sentinel Co.
Contact:  http://www.knoxnews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/226
Author: Phyllis Rollins
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05.n1118.a10.html

TENNESSEE LOSING SIGHT OF JUSTICE IN SYSTEM

This is in response to the sentencing of law enforcement officers in
Campbell County.

I fail to understand how these men have really done so much wrong.
Seems like the News Sentinel forgets who was the bad guy in this whole
mess.

Yes, they shouldn't have beaten the drug dealer up, but they didn't
kill the man. Seems like the sentence should be no more than time
already served.

They have lost their jobs, etc., and this is enough. Turn the men free
to get on with their lives and get the drug dealers off the street.
That is, if Tennessee is interested in doing that.

I really wonder about the above line, as it's turn the dealer lose,
jail the lawmen. Where is the justice in the system?

I believe Tennessee has forgotten what is right and what is wrong,
sorry to say. I'm sure there are other people who think this whole
mess has been done wrong from the get-go.

Phyllis Rollins

Milford, Maine
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