Pubdate: Tue, 13 Mar 2007
Source: Banff Crag & Canyon, The (CN AB)
Copyright: 2007, The Banff Crag & Canyon
Contact:  http://www.banffcragandcanyon.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1033
Author: Keith Fagin

TAXES WASTED ON A NON-WINABLE DRUG WAR

Re: One man charged after Lake Louise drug bust (March 6 Crag & Canyon)

Why are they wasting funds keeping this person in jail? He is not
charged with a violent crime that would require he stays locked up.
When will we stop wasting huge tax dollar resources on the failed and
non-winable drug war? Use the wasted funds on organized crime issues
instead of a low level street dealer that will be replaced by another
before he even was taken away to jail. I guess we want to model the
USA. 1980 50,000 citizens in jail, today over 500,000 in US jails.
Private big business in the USA locking up people for non violent
crimes. Easier for big business to manage the non violent people
equals more easy profits for big business on the tax payers backs of
course.

KEITH FAGIN

Calgary
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