US SC: Editorial: Goose Creek Travesty

US SC: Editorial: Goose Creek Travesty

"Mark2101"	8/26/2004 11:50:28 PM
US SC: Editorial: Goose Creek Travesty URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1212/a01.html Newshawk: chip Votes: 0 Pubdate: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 Source: Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC) Copyright: 2004 Sun Publishing Co. Contact: opinions@thesunnews.com Website: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/sunnews/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/987 Note: Apparent 150 word limit on LTEs Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/raids.htm (Drug Raids) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?225 (Students - United States) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topics/goose+creek GOOSE CREEK TRAVESTY Absence Of U.S. Charges Doesn't Justify Drug Raid The U.S. Justice Department says last year's police drug raid at Stratford High School in Goose Creek didn't violate the civil rights of the students, whom police confronted at gunpoint - and 18 of whom police handcuffed. The case, said the department last week, is closed. Maybe so. But even though Attorney General John Ashcroft's S.C. representatives could find no violation of the federal civil rights stature, most South Carolinians know deep down that the raid, which netted no illegal drugs, was a travesty. Most would agree that the students, especially the blacks singled out for rough treatment, will go into adult life with an indelibly cynical view of "the system" that treated them so shabbily. The law may exonerate police and school officials for staging the raid. But no one should pretend that the grave injustice they perpetrated upon Stratford students has been remedied. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin *********************** Mark Sign on my front door ___________________________ Notice posted. This is not a peanut free zone! The use of adult beverages, tobacco products, sugar, salt, caffeine, high fat foods and firearms (when necessary) is encouraged on these premises. Jack-booted government thugs without warrants will be shot upon entry. Have a nice day :-) ____________________________



Manny Davis	8/27/2004 2:09:18 PM
US SC: Editorial: Goose Creek Travesty Maybe so. But even though Attorney General John Ashcroft's S.C. representatives could find no violation of the federal civil rights stature, most South Carolinians know deep down that the raid, which netted no illegal drugs, was a travesty. Most would agree that the students, especially the blacks singled out for rough treatment, will go into adult life with an indelibly cynical view of "the system" that treated them so shabbily. Having that view is a good thing, not a bad thing.

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