Cooper?s blood-alcohol level should be released

To the Editor:

I am writing this letter in response to our state Sen. Jerry Cooper?s recent car accident. I am sorry about his accident and the fact that he was hurt.

Correct me if I am wrong, but whether or not he is a state senator, he is still a human being. My question is this: Why hasn?t Sen. Cooper?s blood-alcohol level been revealed?

This incident reminds me of another famous person who had an accident such as this one. It happened a few years ago. He is country music singer George Jones. Some of the circumstances are similar in this case as well.

If Sen. Cooper was just another ordinary person who had a automobile accident with the possibility that alcohol might be involved, his blood-alcohol level would have already been revealed. Why hasn?t Sen. Cooper?s been publicized?

Is it because he is a senator, a person of importance, someone in politics? I believe these are all good questions, ones in which we as citizens have the right to know. I think it is because of his importance and his job title that we are being left out in the cold on certain aspects of this case.

It seems to me if you are a famous or important person and you unfortunately have an automobile accident with the slightest hint alcohol might be involved, then the law doesn?t apply to you. It is as if they are given special privileges. I was taught the law was made for all people, not just a chosen few.

Penny Wanamaker
Twin Oaks Road
McMinnville