News (Media Awareness Project) - CN ON: PUB LTE: LA Lesson? |
| Title: | CN ON: PUB LTE: LA Lesson? |
| Published On: | 2006-04-14 |
| Source: | Barrie Advance, The (CN ON) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-14 07:30:00 |
LA LESSON?
Police Chief Wayne Frechette says that to claim the recent (crack)
bust would make a difference would be "gilding the lily."
More correctly, it would be tantamount to encrusting the lily in
diamonds. Maybe something could be learned from the example of Los
Angeles. In 1989, the police busted 20 tons of cocaine in a single
warehouse. After the bust, the price of cocaine on the streets
actually went down, indicating there was still a surplus of cocaine
on the local market.
Yes, drug busts like this send a message. If you are really
listening, the message is that this approach is absolutely hopeless.
Clifford Schaffer
Agua Dulce, CA
Police Chief Wayne Frechette says that to claim the recent (crack)
bust would make a difference would be "gilding the lily."
More correctly, it would be tantamount to encrusting the lily in
diamonds. Maybe something could be learned from the example of Los
Angeles. In 1989, the police busted 20 tons of cocaine in a single
warehouse. After the bust, the price of cocaine on the streets
actually went down, indicating there was still a surplus of cocaine
on the local market.
Yes, drug busts like this send a message. If you are really
listening, the message is that this approach is absolutely hopeless.
Clifford Schaffer
Agua Dulce, CA
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