Pubdate: Wed, 09 May 2001
Source: The News Guard (OR)
Copyright: 2001 The News Guard
Contact:  http://www.thenewsguard.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1382
Author: Anni DeLain
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n779/a10.html

WANTS SOFTER TREATMENT FOR SOME THINGS

I just finished reading Mr. Coulter's letter regarding the treatment our 
youth are receiving, and I must agree. Some crimes are not worth the time 
spent on them. While drugs are certainly not something any parent wants to 
deal with, it beats the heck out of teen pregnancy, guns, bombs, and random 
police shootings.

And publicly sharing the details is a violation of privacy and (I know from 
personal experience) it does harm one emotionally. I agree with softer 
treatment on some things. Let's give the child molestors, wife and kid 
beaters, and real criminals to the system, and help our youth survive and 
thrive!

Anni DeLain

Rose Lodge
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