Pubdate: Thu, 04 May 2000
Source: Halifax Daily News (CN NS)
Copyright: 2000 The Daily News.
Contact:  http://www.hfxnews.southam.ca/
Author: David d'Apollonia

TRUE IGNORANCE OVER CANNABIS

To the editor:

Stephen B. Perrott complained that The Daily News has "ignorant 
contributors who know little of fascism and authoritarianism" (Letters, 
April 30).

Is Mr. Perrott really savvy to what the proper criteria is for describing 
fascism? Is there some official rulebook of what is politically permissible 
to call fascist-like and what isn't?

Of course, a school environment requires rules of conduct. Calling in 
police, though, using limited funds and resources to finance an undercover 
operation, over the use of a relatively safe herb like cannabis is truly 
ignorant, in my opinion.

David d'Apollonia, Dartmouth
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