WE'RE GOING IN CIRCLES CHASING DRUG ADDICTS

It's too bad Insp. Bob Rolls doesn't have the slightest concept of
how to battle the open use of drugs in the Downtown Eastside.
Anything related to drug usage has absolutely nothing to do with
enforcement and everything to do with educational and preventive measures.

So what if the Vancouver police are going to arrest people and try to
convince the courts to proceed with charges? At the most, this is a
mild disincentive to prevent public use of drugs. Jail time and
charges have never been an effective deterrent for crimes relating to
drugs or related matters.

We seem to be going in circles chasing drug addicts from one part of
the city to another without the slightest realization of how to
effectively deal with the problem. To start, more supervised
injection and safe inhalation clinics should be built, as well as
consideration of implementing a program to legalize all drugs.

Christopher Nichols

Coquitlam