LETTERS: JUDGE CALVIN DID THE RIGHT THING

To the editor:

Regarding the Southeast Missouri State University basketball players who were sentenced to jail for shoplifting:

I think Municipal Judge John Calvin has done his job well. I guess it would be nice to rob a bank and, if you got caught, you could say you were going to return the money or you had finals or you were a basketball player at Southeast. I guess you could say you knew John Oliver Jr. and he doesn't think you should be prosecuted.

I don't live in Cape Girardeau County, but I am glad we have judges like Judge Calvin on the bench. These basketball players actually got off pretty easy. Yes, Judge Calvin is sending a message: If you are caught shoplifting, you will spend time in jail. Keep up the good work, Judge Calvin.

HAROLD REED

Glen Allen