The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, August 10, 1995              TAG: 9508100010
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

NOT CRIME?

Regarding ``Social worker attacked'' (Metro Briefs, Aug. 3): A woman is attacked, beaten with a pipe, punched in the face and kicked, but the police do not make an arrest because the incident is classified as a misdemeanor?

Excuse me. Just what constitutes a felony in a situation such as this?

JOHN PEDRONI

Virginia Beach, Aug. 4, 1995 by CNB