Pubdate: Tue, 01 May 2001
Source: Daily Gazette (NY)
Copyright: 2001 The Gazette Newspapers
Contact:  http://www.dailygazette.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/105
Author: Walter F. Wouk

A BAD PRECEDENT

The U.S. Supreme Court has no problem with police officers arresting 
motorists for minor traffic violations, "Court backs driver arrests" 
(Gazette, April 25). That doesn't surprise me.

The Supreme Court also has no problem with the random, suspicionless drug 
testing of schoolchildren, or drug-sniffing dogs in our schools. The 
Supreme Court has no problem with drug-testing innocent applicants for 
employment, either. Apparently the only problem encountered by the Supreme 
Court is the Bill of Rights and our right to live as free individuals.

WALTER F. WOUK
Cobleskill
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