On that night I may have been

served, but I wasn't protected. What were the Luthersville Officers thinking

of? Why didn't they drop back once they entered the more congested areas?

The 50-mph speed through The Avenue should have been sufficient reason

to curtail the pursuit.

Was catching someone fleeing

from a minor motor vehicle accident worth more than Mr. Vicha's life?

Except in the most felonious of situations, chases should stop before

they start. An old police chief friend of mine once said, "nobody

can outrun the Motorola."

I implore the community and

our officials to join me in raising our voices to the governor's office

to study the crisis and deal accordingly. I propose an ad-hoc committee,

consisting of public officials, police chiefs and police officers and

citizens to review and recommend policies that would be statewide.

Local policies are not adequate.

Peachtree City police have a restrictive policy on chases. Do our neighbors?

How do we prevent these chases from entering our city? Perhaps the laws

should be changed as to how we deal with those fleeing the police.

Please, let us deal with this

swiftly. I don't want to see another person die.

Kenneth M. Palmer

Peachtree City