RUGENDYKE TO BE CONDEMNED

M. B. PAUL wrote to your paper (Letters, 28 June) to commend the stance
taken by MLA Dave Rugendyke over the safe-injecting-room funding. I would
like to take the opportunity to publicly condemn Rugendyke's action, which
can only be described as an act of legislative vandalism.

M. B. Paul also attacked the injecting room, claiming it would not help the
drug problem and would only "keep addicts alive longer". I would have
thought keeping addicts alive was a very good reason for providing the
injecting room. Paul apparently believes addicts are better off dead, an
attitude I find repulsive and inhumane. I am sure even MLA Rugendyke would
agree with me here.

Ken Russell, North Wollongong, NSW kenbo01@ozemail.com.au