NO RIGHT TO PRIVACY WHEN LAW BROKEN

I was dismayed but not surprised, after reading in the Sept. 9 issue
of FLORIDA TODAY by the special treatment received by the son of the
Brevard County Sheriff Department's chief deputy.

The 19-year-old was pulled over by the Titusville Police Department
while in possession of marijuana, cocaine, and his dad's loaded
personal firearm.

I believe if my neighbor's adult son got caught under similar
circumstances, he would most certainly have been placed under arrest
and sent to jail in Sharpes.

The chief deputy needs to teach his son that life is about choices,
and those choices have consequences.

As far as the deputy believing that this is a "private family
matter," as he is quoted saying in the story, that privacy ended when
his son put public safety at risk by driving under the influence of
drugs while armed with a loaded weapon.

As a retired federal law enforcement officer, I sincerely hope
justice prevails and the chief deputy's son is treated like any other
father's son. That means the filing of appropriate criminal charges
and receiving a fair trial.