I would like to respond to an opinion article written by Ken and Robin Hulse of Peachtree City, "PTC police seem to be rough on teenagers."

The Hulses' claim that their son was arrested for no reason; I have to disagree. The day that their son went to court for a traffic violation, he was fined $180 and his license was suspended for six months. This legal action taken by the court was taken to reprimand the Hulses' son for speeding.

Then, with no respect for the court's ruling, the Hulses' son left the courtroom to move his car. For whatever reason he moved the car is unimportant; the sheer fact remains that he disregarded the ruling of the court and violated the law for a second time. The police officer in this situation had no other choice but to arrest the Hulses' son for driving with a suspended license.

The Hulses ask in their article why "the police officer did not advise him (the Hulses' son) he just lost his license and tell him he could not move the car."

The way I look at it, the Hulses' son was warned not to drive when he lost his license. The court suspended the Hulses' son license to teach him not to violate the law, and that if he ever violates the law again, he will again be punished.

One point I do agree with the Hulses about is that the officer should have offered to drive their son home or give him the opportunity to call his parents by letting him use his telephone.

In addition, it is the responsibility of the Hulses' son to ask the officer for a ride if the officer does not volunteer.

I agree with the Hulses regarding the situation with their son's friend. Intentionally pursuing a citizen without an allegation of wrongdoing and making him/her a suspect violates that person's right to privacy. If the allegations of police harassment are true, the officers should be disciplined.

The situation the Hulses mention in their article involving the 16-year-old new citizen of Peachtree City proves that at times the police are unfair. The court should have found that because the student was new and did not know the actual curfew time, he should be excused with a warning.

The Hulses point out that in many communities around the U.S., police are active in programs that prevent kids from being in trouble with the law. As a law-abiding citizen, I would like to see police officers reach out and help the community more and still get their job done.