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| Title: | CN ON: PUB LTE: Don't Follow U.S. Model on Crime |
| Published On: | 2009-09-30 |
| Source: | Toronto Star (CN ON) |
| Fetched On: | 2009-10-04 09:46:02 |
DON'T FOLLOW U.S. MODEL ON CRIME
Re: Making a bid to increase crime, Letter Sept. 27
As a visitor to Toronto, I totally agree with letter-writer Russell
Barth that "crime" is now being manufactured to justify more police
and prisons.
This phenomenon is particularly noticeable in the United States where
even terminally-ill patients are made into criminals for attempting to
find relief through medical marijuana.
California jails are presently saturated with all sorts of non-violent
people who don't belong there, and it saddens me to see Canada
seemingly heading in the same direction.
Gordon Wilson, Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Re: Making a bid to increase crime, Letter Sept. 27
As a visitor to Toronto, I totally agree with letter-writer Russell
Barth that "crime" is now being manufactured to justify more police
and prisons.
This phenomenon is particularly noticeable in the United States where
even terminally-ill patients are made into criminals for attempting to
find relief through medical marijuana.
California jails are presently saturated with all sorts of non-violent
people who don't belong there, and it saddens me to see Canada
seemingly heading in the same direction.
Gordon Wilson, Laguna Niguel, Calif.
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