Pubdate:  Mon, 24 Jan 2000
Source: Register-Guard, The (OR)
Copyright: 2000 The Register-Guard
Contact:  PO Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440-2188
Website: http://www.registerguard.com/
Author: Buster Messmer

ABOLISH DRUG WAR

I am not at all pleased with the results of the drug war. This country is 
absolutely full of drug users and drug pushers. In every town and city, 
there is a class of adults and youth that contributes absolutely nothing 
productive to society because it has been allowed - in fact, encouraged - 
to sell drugs rather than work at productive occupations.

I believe that this country's war on drugs is a disaster and should be 
completely done away with. Here are three specific reasons:

1) The war on drugs creates an atmosphere of violence in this country.

2) It keeps drug offenders in prisons and jails while murderers and rapists 
go free.

3) It increases rather than decreases drug use.

The war on drugs, in my view, does not work, and I think there are 
reasonable grounds for its abolition.

Buster Messmer
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