NO BENEFITS FROM ONGOING DRUG WAR

As a retired Michigan police officer, I heartily agree with the
comments of Alex Derry (Readers' Forum, June 22).

Many of us in law enforcement would appreciate the major drop in crime
when we repeal this prohibition. In a post-prohibition world we could
do an effective job protecting our children from predators and all of
us from the deadly DUI. Our troops in Afghanistan would no longer be
killed by bullets bought by the profits from the drug trade.

Someone please tell me all the positive benefits, good outcomes of
this "Modern Prohibition" which make it worth keeping. I never read or
hear of any.

Officer Howard Wooldridge (retired)

Founding Member of LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (www.leap.cc)

Washington, D.C.