LEGALIZING DRUGS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA

I beg to differ with County Executive Joel Giambra's statement that
our war on drugs is a failed policy, and that the only solution is to
legalize them. Someone should inform him that we have a policy of
containment, not only on drugs, but on murder, rape and all criminal activity.

When the murder and rape rates rise, we don't suggest that we should
legalize them, do we? Of course not. We intensify our efforts to
contain them, and our law enforcement officials show very good
results. Of course, human nature being what it is, we will never
guarantee that these weaknesses of mankind will ever be eradicated.
But let us not put up the white flag so soon, or better yet never.

Ina Decarlo

Buffalo