Pubdate: Fri, 25 May 2001 Source: Register-Guard, The (OR) Copyright: 2001 The Register-Guard Contact: http://www.registerguard.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/362 Author: C. L. Grove Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) PUNISHMENT TOO HARSH This world gets crazier all the time. I read that a woman in South Carolina was sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing her unborn child by using crack cocaine (Register-Guard, May 17). Twelve years for using crack cocaine. That's insane! I realize that she performed an abortion without a license, thereby depriving some government-authorized skull-crusher of his or her livelihood, but 12 years for using cocaine. It just goes to show you what can happen to a person if she isn't the president. C.L. Grove Reedsport - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager