Pubdate: Fri, 05 Apr 2002
Source: Royal Gazette, The (Bermuda)
Copyright: 2002 The Royal Gazette Ltd.
Contact:  http://www.theroyalgazette.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2103
Author: Adam Wiggins
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n619/a12.html?11345
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/rehab.htm (Treatment)

ATI WORTH THE APPLAUSE

Dear Sir,

I applaud the new policies of the Bermuda government which explore 
alternatives to jail time for non-violent drug offenders ('Minister 
confident ATI will stop prison's revolving door" - March 27).

Jail sentences for minor drug offenses - smoking pot or growing it for your 
own use, for example - does not rehabilitate anyone. Instead, it exposes an 
otherwise normal citizen to "real" criminals, transmitting bad habits and 
disdain for the government.

Treatment programmes which allow the offender to carry on with their lives 
as productive citizens are less expensive and more effective. I have no 
doubt that Bermuda will be a better place for these new policies.

ADAM WIGGINS

DIRECTOR, NEOTERIC

Pasadena, California
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