Pubdate: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 Source: Canberra Times (Australia) Copyright: 2000 Canberra Times Contact: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/ Author: Ken Russell Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n890/a01.html RUGENDYKE TO BE CONDEMNED M. B. PAUL wrote to your paper (Letters, 28 June) to commend the stance taken by MLA Dave Rugendyke over the safe-injecting-room funding. I would like to take the opportunity to publicly condemn Rugendyke's action, which can only be described as an act of legislative vandalism. M. B. Paul also attacked the injecting room, claiming it would not help the drug problem and would only "keep addicts alive longer". I would have thought keeping addicts alive was a very good reason for providing the injecting room. Paul apparently believes addicts are better off dead, an attitude I find repulsive and inhumane. I am sure even MLA Rugendyke would agree with me here. Ken Russell, North Wollongong, NSW --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D