Pubdate: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 Date: 10/12/1998 Source: Calgary Herald (Canada) Author: Redford Givens Perverted "Justice" System Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98.n876.a07.html Note: Headline by MAP Ford is far wide of the mark when she suggests that Amnesty International (AI) will suffer for exposing United States police, court and prison corruption. In the past, I have refused to support AI specifically because it gives the U.S. a free ride on human rights abuses. Now that it has shown some integrity and courage, I plan on making a contribution to its cause. If anything, AI will gain financially for its honesty and refusal to be intimidated by a perverted system that points fingers at everyone else while having one of the worst human rights abuse records on the planet. Instead of condemning the messenger, it's time to clean up our act so we can resume an honourable position among nations. Redford Givens San Francisco, Calif.