Pubdate: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 Source: Mission City Record (CN BC) Copyright: 2004 The Mission City Record Contact: http://www.missioncityrecord.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1305 Author: Alan Randell Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n448/a01.html NEWSPAPER COMPLICIT FOR DRUG BUST STORIES Editor, The Record: Re: Pot grow op bust results in 49 arrests, March 11, The Record: There is no more reason to punish users and sellers of certain drugs than there was in the past to hang witches, lynch blacks or gas Jews - so why in blazes did you describe this bust as if it were a normal and acceptable occurrence and exclude any comment from those like me who oppose this law? Describing drug busts in this fashion makes you complicit in this evil pogrom does it not? There's little chance our drug prohibition law will be deposited in the dust bin of history as they should until our media stops incessantly singing its praises. Alan Randell via e-mail - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin