NO LOGICAL ARGUMENT AGAINST TOUGHER LAWS

It seems to me that those in favour of "safe" injecting rooms either have
an axe to grind (eg, from the Council for Civil Liberties) or are part of
the touchy-feely, no-law-is-good-law brigade.

Let's face it. Sydney and Melbourne are experiencing the highest rate of
crime in their history, largely due to the drug trade. Softening our
attitudes to the problem cannot possibly save lives or lessen crime. Giving
people a place where they can legally use narcotics removes one of the few
deterrents to drug use.

If we opened more pubs would we assume alcohol consumption would decline?
If we opened parks for dogs, would fewer owners be inclined to walk their
pups? If there were "speeding lanes" on our freeways, would the traffic
move more slowly?

There is no logical argument against tightening law enforcement on drugs.
This is one issue we can't afford to leave to the bleeding hearts.

Peter Maresch, Lane Cove.