WE CAN NOW SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT DRUGS KILL AFTER RCMP
TRAGEDY

Since You Asked...

A lot of marijuana advocates will tell you pot is okay because it's not
addictive or it doesn't hurt anyone.

Tell that to the four families who are in mourning after their loved ones -
four Alberta RCMP officers - were gunned down in cold blood while guarding
a grow operation during a raid gone horribly wrong.

We can now say, unequivocally, that drugs kill.

The alleged killer, who reportedly took his own life after killing the
officers, owned the property where the marijuana operation was found and
reportedly had a lengthy criminal record.

And to think, the government of Canada is considering decriminalizing
marijuana. How stupid.

It's almost as stupid as actually doing drugs.

Not only are drugs bad for your health, but they are addictive and they
attract some of the worst human beings on the face of the earth. As well,
lesser drugs like marijuana lead to harder, more dangerous and more
expensive drugs like cocaine or heroin.

That in turn makes life more dangerous for the average citizen of Canada as
we have to worry about having our homes burglarized to help a dope-fiend
pay for his or her next fix. Or we have to worry about accidentally getting
caught in the crossfire of a drug deal gone wrong or a turf war by rival,
drug running gangs.

One of the worst things we can do is turn a blind eye to this problem. It
is easy for a smaller community to say, "Oh well, this is a big city problem."

But I've said it before, and I'll say it again. There are drugs in our
community and in our schools. It does happen in Mitchell and it does happen
in Fullarton, Logan and Hibbert.

Your children are exposed to it every day, whether it is in the hallways of
Mitchell District High School, or in Lions Park.

It is horrible that it takes a tragedy, like what occurred in Alberta, to
really open the eyes of Canadian citizens but hopefully we can learn from this.

I lost one very good friend to drugs and I don't want to lose anyone else.