THINKS POLICE TREATMENT WAS BIASED

Dear Editor:

While reading the front page of the Friday, June 13, 2003 Andalusia
Star-News, I was appalled and sickened at the unfair treatment the APD
rendered in this supposed to be "drug bust." The treatment of the dope
smoking and dope possession of these juveniles was biased.

The reason for my concern is if these juveniles were treated with the same
justice that is supposed to be rendered when drugs are found on, or in a
person's possession; maybe then after they served the same punishment as
juveniles before them, then the continued crackdown on drugs would be
successful.

In many articles printed before this one, the offenders' parents weren't
called, the offenders were removed from the street or at least arrested!

What makes this group of drug offenders different? Next week, after they
have been slapped on their hands and their undeserved, prepaid vehicles
have been taken, they will then return to the street to possibly poison my
child or someone else's child with drugs. I pray this doesn't happen!

Is this justice or selective privileges?

Ruby Likely

River Falls