TOO MUCH COVERAGE

With the recent media coverage of the ever-so-famous "Operation
Sandshaker," it seems impossible for the 51 suspects to prove their
innocence or to get on with their lives.

It has been six weeks since this media frenzy began and still the
media treats it as if it happened yesterday. What new news has there
been since the first 10 days?

How many lives were affected by the 51 arrests? Let us keep in mind
that all of these people have family, friends and co-workers. They are
saddened and broken-hearted by the "sting" operation and have to
relive it every time they open a newspaper. Most of those arrested had
careers they had spent a lifetime developing.

Stop harassing them. Let the courts handle the situation. The media
has no right to try them. According to our Constitution, one is
innocent until proven guilty. I think the public would agree to that.
It is the media and the state attorney's office that is using these
people to further their own needs. -

Betty Belfiore

Navarre