Pubdate: Wed, 05 Feb 2003
Source: Parkersburg News, The (WV)
Copyright: 2003, The Parkersburg News
Contact:  http://www.newsandsentinel.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1648
Author: Jim White

DRUG TASK FORCE WON'T STOP CRIME

Washington County is going to create a drug task force? What a unique idea, 
I've heard these task forces really eliminate that drug problems, of course 
I've also heard that America will be drug free by 1996, then by 1998, and 
then by 2000; and here it is 2003 and still no end in sight.

Drugs don't cause crime, prohibition causes crime, create a task force to 
eliminate prohibition, one to provide treatment for addicts and the rest of 
the associated problems with prohibition will disappear as well, like 
corruption and violence. Otherwise Washington County is just wasting 
resources on failed policies that have been tried year after year with no 
discernable results other than to move a drug problem to another location 
or make matters worse.

Jim White, Oregon, Ohio
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