Pubdate: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2007 Canoe Limited Partnership Contact: http://www.ottawasun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/329 Author: Russell Barth Note: Title by MAP Editor ELIMINATE BACKLOGS -- STOP BUSTING FOR SIMPLE DRUG POSSESSION How many rapists and violent offenders have walked free because the court was backlogged by simple drug "crimes?" Canadian courts wouldn't be backlogged, and we wouldn't have to spend even more money on lawyers, cops, courts, judges and jails, if we just stopped busting people for simple drug possession. But then, that would be the simple, cheap, effective, sensible thing to do - so it won't happen here. Russell Barth (Not as long as drug addicts continue to terrorize our community) - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman