WHERE WAS BROWN?

The attorney general of the state of California should be censured
for not having a representative at the Charlie Lynch federal trial,
one whom might have assisted in the defense of the man who broke no
state laws and did not engage in interstate [drug] trafficking (Re:
"Lynch guilty on all charges," Aug. 7, 2008). The representative
could have done this by calling for the admissibility of exculpating
evidence, and by taking a stand on the meddling of the Feds that
reduces sales taxes for the state. The attorney general can still
weigh in on the sentencing, but won't. Even the county sheriff is
complicit in this bit of theater. A certain type of person is drawn
to this sort of work. Religious. And they want to make martyrs as
they wash their hands.

Greg O'Kelly

San Luis Obispo