Pubdate: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 Source: The Southeast Missourian (MO) Copyright: 2001 2001 Southeast Missourian Contact: (573) 334-7288 Website: http://www.semissourian.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1322 Section: Speak Out Note: Letters of up to 250 words on topics of current interest are welcomed - - All letters will be edited - Names and hometowns of letter writers will be published. ILL-FOCUSED WAR ANOTHER CHILD'S future ruined as a casualty of an ill-focused drug war, close to home. This one, 17 years old in Jackson, faces a maximum sentence three times what most rapists actually receive. Sure, he'll probably get probation, but his record is permanently marred. Can his parents afford his tuition for college, which the government will now refuse to assist with? When are the American people going to speak out against this tragedy? Maybe when it's your son or daughter? - --- MAP posted-by: GD