ENDING ALCOHOL PROHIBITION 'WAS A GOOD THING'

In his Aug. 15 column, "Friends of Justice needs to come clean with facts,"
Gordon W. Scott, M.D., unwittingly admits the folly of drug prohibition
when he tries to minimize the effects of repealing alcohol prohibition.

If ending the alcohol ban forced the bootleggers to become legitimate
businessmen, that was a good thing because the bombings, drive-by shootings
and mob violence associated with alcohol prohibition came to an abrupt halt.

The national crime rate dropped across the board for a decade after the
repeal of the Volstead Act.

If Dr. Scott is correct, we can expect the same results from ending a
lunatic drug crusade that never has worked for anything, anywhere, anytime.

Redford Givens

San Francisco