Cynthia Tucker gets something right every once in a while, and this time it's her comment that "the drug war punishes indiscriminately locking up not only violent thugs but also many nonviolent drug offenders."

How is a "Christian" mentality congruent with locking people away from the light of day for drug use, which is and always has been a mental health problem? Rogue cops my foot --- we all look the other way and by doing so sanction this type of behavior. It is only when it reaches an outrageous proportion or an officer kicks in our neighbor's door at 2 a.m. and shoots them to death that we say "oh my!"

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