Pubdate: Sun, 03 Oct 1999
Source: Ogdensburg Advance News (NY)
Copyright: 1999 St Lawrence County Newspapers Corp.
Address: P.O. Box 409, Ogdensburg, New York 13669
Author: Mike Foster 
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DRUGS KILL

To the editor:

I am writing this letter in response to an article in the Sept. 21
edition of the Courier-Observer, regarding County Legislator Pete
Fitzrandolph's question "Are Crack Dealers Dangerous?".  I am
appalled that an elected official could ask such a stupid question.

I am a correctional officer for New York State and I see these people
who sell this crap to our kids every day..  These people don't care
about who they sell this stuff to, they only care about making money
on it and not getting caught.

Drugs kill, whether it is the dealers who are selling it or the
pipeheads who use this crap,  If it's not the dealers-who, when about
to get busted end up shooting at cops or anyone who gets in their way,
then it's the pipeheads who use the crap that end up breaking into
people's houses or rob stores to support their habit,

So, the answer to your question is definitely "Yes".  These people are
really dangerous, and if I ever found out that one of these crack dealers
ever tried to sell my kids that crap, I would probably be the one
considered "dangerous".		

I'm positive that if you asked any of the 22,000 corrections officers
in the state on New York if these people are dangerous, you would get
a "Yes" response from all of them.  Or, go ask any police officer in
the state who has had run ins with these people, or has been shot at
by them.

This is exactly why I think if you deal drugs, you are definitely on
the top 10 most wanted list.

"Are these people dangerous?"  What a stupid question.

MIKE FOSTER
NYS Corrections Officer
Ogdensburg Correctional Facility

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