News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Pub LTE: Police Corruption |
| Title: | US: Pub LTE: Police Corruption |
| Published On: | 2000-03-20 |
| Source: | Christian Science Monitor (US) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 00:04:06 |
POLICE CORRUPTION
Your March 15 article "Trust in police has slipped" was excellent. I am
quite convinced that most police corruption is a direct consequence of the
drug war. Police officers have far too much power. They can destroy a
person's life by planting minuscule amounts of banned drugs during an
arrest. Drug possession is the singular instance of a victimless crime with
horrendous prison sentences awaiting those falsely convicted.
Danny Terwey
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Your March 15 article "Trust in police has slipped" was excellent. I am
quite convinced that most police corruption is a direct consequence of the
drug war. Police officers have far too much power. They can destroy a
person's life by planting minuscule amounts of banned drugs during an
arrest. Drug possession is the singular instance of a victimless crime with
horrendous prison sentences awaiting those falsely convicted.
Danny Terwey
Santa Cruz, Calif.
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