Pubdate: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Copyright: 2005 Times Colonist Contact: http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/481 Author: Norman Willoughby Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1450/a05.html?113186 WHERE IS THE INDIGNATION? Should we not all be disturbed at the ready acceptance of a child (at 13 years old is she a youth?) wandering the streets and taking dope? The authorities and the Times Colonist warn of the dangers of contamination as if the drug itself were not contamination enough. Be careful of from whom and what you buy! What an abdication of responsibility! Where is the indignation? Is it possible that there is insufficient information available about the dangers of ingesting drugs? Do not schools, parents drill this information into these unformed minds? Perhaps I am old-fashioned but I believe that parents should be aware of exactly what their child is doing and with whom at all times. Peer pressure is difficult to resist but it becomes all too easy to accept when adult and authority acceptance is apparently so universal. Norman Willoughby, Saanichton. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom