Pubdate: Sun, 07 Jan 2001
Source: Honolulu Advertiser (HI)
Copyright: 2001 The Honolulu Advertiser, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.
Contact:  P.O. Box 3110 Honolulu, HI 96802
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Author: Steve Tayama

MORE DEATHS CAUSED BY BEER, AUTOMOBILES

First it was marijuana; now it's fireworks. Two easy and fashionable 
targets. Why easy? Because marijuana is grown best in the open and is 
easy to find and firecrackers are a once a year occurrence. Now, 
marijuana is harder to get but ice or crack is not.

How about outlawing the most deadly and costly popular use item of 
all: beer? Next we could outlaw cars too, as they cause far more 
deaths and property damage than fireworks and marijuana combined. 
Politicians and government officials love to stand up against easy 
targets, but alcohol and autos they never touched.

Get real or get off our backs.
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