Pubdate: Mon, 15 Oct 2012
Source: Wall Street Journal (US)
Copyright: 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Contact:  http://www.wsj.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/487
Author: Howard Wooldridge

COULD DRUG POLICY WORK IN OTHER AREAS?

I am a retired Michigan police detective and I fundamentally disagree
with my colleague Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske's belief that the police
should be involved with drug-abuse issues (Letters, Oct. 4). Even he
agrees that drug abuse is in part a health issue.

My question to him and President Obama is: What other health and
medical issues should our profession inject itself into in order to
help citizens? Obesity comes to mind. Should we take into custody
people who are too heavy and place them in a government facility to
lose weight and become healthier? If we follow Mr. Kerlikowske's
philosophy, that is where we would go. However, most police officers
would rather catch bad guys.

Howard Wooldridge

Citizens Opposing Prohibition

Washington
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