Pubdate: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 Source: St. Petersburg Times (FL) Copyright: 2005 St. Petersburg Times Contact: http://www.sptimes.com/letters/ Website: http://www.sptimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/419 Author: Andrea Billet IT'S ABOUT POOR CHOICES Re: Uhurus protest fatal shooting, April 21. Come on, Uhurus, let's get real! Jarrell S. Walker was in charge of his own destiny. He made severely poor choices in his life, and now his family is left grieving. At 19 years old, you know better than to associate yourself with drug dealers and criminals. Walker chose to be in that house. He chose to ignore the deputy's commands. He put Deputy Christopher Taylor in a very unpredictable and frightening situation. If Walker had simply stopped, and put his hands up, he'd still be here today. This situation isn't another example of law enforcement targeting black youths. This is an example of a person putting his life, and the life of a law enforcement officer, in jeopardy. ANDREA BILLET Tarpon Springs - --- MAP posted-by: SHeath(DPFFLorida)