ECSTASY PILL IS NOT SO BAD

This is in reference to the editorial on Ecstasy (June 4). The editorial
made it seem as if club-goers are lost sheep who need to be herded back to
the right path by the government. This theory is misguided, as well as sad.

Why don't you give our generation a little bit of credit? Do you really
think that we are so feeble-minded that we need the state and federal
government to make our decisions for us? I am old enough to smoke, drink,
own a handgun and die for my country. I would hope that I am rational and
intelligent enough to make my own choices. To typecast club-goers as
"confused youngsters" who need to be saved from their own devices is inane.
I, along with my peers, am well versed on the pros and cons of Ecstasy, and
any dangers that I might or might not face will be a product of my own free
will.

Your editorial encourages the demonization of Ecstasy and the prosecution
of casual users to the highest letter of the law (and raising that bar).

According to you, I should be locked away in prison for no less than 10
years for possessing one little pill that is less harmful than a six-pack
of beer.

You need to compare our drug crime statistics with those of Europe, where
it is all but legalized.