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)
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