DUPLICITY IS REVOLTING

Cameron MacLean wrote on 2/7: "A central tenet of our legal system is
that in order for an act to be considered criminal, one must clearly
show a victim." Even though this may seem obvious on the surface, it
is in fact not true. Consider drunken driving, which is a crime even
when no one is hurt.

That said, I wholly agree with the writer concerning the lousy,
cowardly treatment of Marc Emery by the Canadian authorities. Their
duplicity is revolting. The authorities accepted without objection the
taxes Emery paid - on the income generated by marijuana seeds, a
popular product - and were glad to pocket the revenue they exacted
from this young entrepreneur. But now, frightened by the United
States, they are quivering and want to hand Emery over. The Canadian
government has disgraced itself in its meek and obsequious
acquiescence to the demands of a foreign power, and in the shameless
betrayal of a citizen whose money it gladly took while the going was
good. It will be a great shame on the Canadian people if they do not
stop their government from the dishonorable conduct of handing Emery
over to the U.S. drug warriors. The whole world is watching.

Harry Fisher

Woodland Hills, CA 91367