DRUG BUST NOT WORTH THE RISK

I am really troubled after reading the story of the recent Marathon
County drug bust following a high-speed chase. Thank God that no
private citizens were injured during the because if they were, the
Marathon County Sheriff's Department would have to take on a good
share of the blame.

I appreciate the hard work they do to keep drugs out of our community,
but why in the world would you set up a bust in a busy community
center like the parking lot of a grocery store? What if something had
gone wrong -- like shots fired or in this case a high speed chase
during heavy traffic?

A private citizen walking to a car with packages or, worse yet, with
young children could have been seriously injured or killed. I think
the sheriff's department must go back and review the procedure policy
on these kinds of arrests and high-speed chases.

Yes, we want drugs off the street, but not at the expense of innocent
lives. The community was lucky this time; maybe not so lucky in the
future.

Douglas Koller,

Mosinee