Pubdate: Fri, 3 Jul 2009
Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW)
Website: http://www.drugsense.org

LETTER OF THE WEEK

NUGE A LIBERAL?

By Howard J Wooldridge

It's obvious to this 18-year police veteran who fought in the 
trenches of the drug war that Trib columnist and rock musician Ted 
Nugent never did ["We could be winning the war on drugs," June 12]. 
Moreover, he must not know the good guys have arrested 39 million 
citizens on drug charges.

Despite that and the largest prison system in the world, drugs are 
cheaper, stronger and easier for our kids to buy. Can Mr. Nugent 
spell prohibition? And is he credible when he says this nation has 
not been serious enough or diligent enough?

Mr.  Nugent loves the liberal, nanny-state policy of drug 
prohibition. He supports the policy where citizens are threatened 
with government punishment, backed by government police, prosecutors 
and prisons if they dare step outside the box of alcohol, cigarettes, 
Prozac and Valium.

Does he really think that denying citizens marijuana but forcing 
people to drink alcohol improves anything?

As I said, obviously he has never been a street cop.

Howard Wooldridge

retired police officer

Dallas

Editor's Note: Howard "Cowboy" Wooldridge served as a police officer 
in Lansing, Mich. He is one of the founders of Law Enforcement 
Against Prohibition.  In 2005 he rode a horse from Los Angeles to New 
York to advocate a public health approach to the drug problem.

Source: Waco Tribune-Herald (TX)

Pubdate: Wed, 24 Jun 2009

Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n621/a06.html 
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