Myths and Legends

The officers didn't know, their supervisors didn't know, the police chief didn't know. Oh, tell me another one. Tell me a Kmart story, please.

A A A Comments By Margaret Downing Thursday, Sep 5 2002

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It is understandable that residents around Westheimer don't want to contend with drag racers. So arrest the racers. It's understandable that businesses don't want potential customers scared off by large crowds uninterested in shopping. But please don't insist that hordes of good, wholesome citizens are lining up to shop at two in the morning and are being run off by untrustworthy youths.

Just because you can arrest someone doesn't mean you should.

Troy Fields

Police Chief C.O. Bradford tells city councilmembers how he heard about the raids on TV.

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Some suggestions:

Kmart: If you don't want folks around in the wee morning hours, then stop being a 24-hour shop, and Sonic could close before 2 a.m.

Houstonians: Why in the world are you shopping and eating at places that are going to get you thrown in jail? Take your business elsewhere. It's a big city.

Chief Bradford: For God's sake, find a friend in the department who can tell you what's going on. Take somebody to lunch, turn on that scanner.

Michael Berry: Well, you're dang entertaining, but how about practicing to be a city councilman before you practice being a cop? Maybe work through that before you run for mayor.

Captain Mark Aguirre: Houston and its problems aren't challenging enough for you. Head on over to Iraq and straighten that place out. It's not big on civil rights either.

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