LEGAL ROUTE

Re: "Loopholes need to be plugged," Editorial, Aug. 11

Your editorial states: "B.C. should be looking at closing a few of the
loopholes in its laws regarding search and seizure, if it ever hopes
to wage effective combat against drugs."

Loopholes? Why don't you come right out and say that you favour the
establishment of a police state here in Canada? Such a position would
at least have the weight of logic behind it because that is the only
way the state can hope to make the slightest inroad into the illegal
drug trade. I have a better idea: Cut the legs out from under the drug
gangs by legalizing all recreational drugs. It worked for alcohol,
didn't it?

ALAN RANDELL

Victoria