I was absolutely apppalled by the Oct. 3 article that quoted Mike Ruff and his position on drugs in our society.

The impression I got was that Mr. Ruff feels that drugs are OK as long as no one is getting hurt. He also left the impression that the police need to leave the drug users alone as long as the offender was not hurting anyone else or committing a crime at the time.

Tell me Mr. Ruff, is it therefore OK for drug users to be at school with my children? Do you honestly feel that the police should wait for them to commit a crime before they become concerned.

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