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  ---
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