IT IS TIME TO GET AT REAL PROBLEM IN DRUG FIGHT

What's wrong with this picture? They close the beach at night so
druggies can't hang out. Then they decide to tear down the trellis
over some outdoor tables because the druggies were hanging out in the
shade. Now they are taking away eight parking spaces in Chinatown so
druggies can't do drive-by deals.

It seem like the druggies are winning this war, and the rest of us are
losing. Losing access to our public spaces.

When are the Honolulu Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office
going to take charge and figure out how to catch the druggies and
treat them or put them away? You hear of some crime and they arrest
someone and it turns he's had 15 prior crimes and hardly ever been
punished.

Are our laws too weak? The police? The prosecutors? Do we need to
build a prison?

Somebody needs to turn this around and get at the real problem, so the
rest of us can enjoy living here.

Carolyn Dingus

Wai'anae