Pubdate: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 Source: Stabroek News (Guyana) Copyright: 2006 Stabroek News Contact: http://www.stabroeknews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4034 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n324/a05.html Author: John C. Kennedy THE US WAR ON DRUGS IS A TOUGH BATTLE GIVEN THE LEGAL AND OTHER PROTOCOLS Dear Editor, As a long-time law enforcement officer (1967 - 2002) on the streets of Washington, D.C. I suggest that the Anti-Crime Forum members examine the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) rules, regulations and restrictions. Having completed that study they might then look at the Bill of Rights section of the U.S. Constitution. If they have any time left they should then address their attention to U.S. Case law studies and publications. It is one thing to say that the US needs to curtail its consumption of illegal drugs. It is quite another thing to put those words into action. While reading Nigel Williams' article I thought of an old Native American saying "I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet." Yours faithfully, John C. Kennedy - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake