Letters: `BOGUS' CRIME

Can you believe that a man found guilty of stalking Shannon Miller only has
to pay $500 while another man, passing through Oklahoma and found guilty of
nothing, spent 25 days in jail? In addition, he must return to Oklahoma
from his home in Vermont to stand trial for charges nobody has been able to
figure out yet.

Since when is it illegal to carry legal herbs in your car? Medicinal herbs
have been safely used for thousands of years. Because a guy is black, has
dreadlocks to his waist and can't come up with $850 to post bail for a
bogus crime that has yet to be determined is no reason to call him back for
trial. Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"?

George Singleton has been accused of being guilty of something, but no one
is sure of what. If someone is given a test for drugs and alcohol that
comes out negative and yet the results aren't believed by law enforcement,
why give a test to begin with?

Oklahoma will be fortunate if we don't see George Singleton in Oklahoma
again in the near future -- suing this state for his wrongful treatment here.

Doug Jones, Claremore

Checked-by: Richard Lake