News (Media Awareness Project) - US NC: PUB LTE: Mumpower's Drug-Prohibition Policy Won't Work |
| Title: | US NC: PUB LTE: Mumpower's Drug-Prohibition Policy Won't Work |
| Published On: | 2004-06-16 |
| Source: | Mountain Xpress (NC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-18 07:47:38 |
MUMPOWER'S DRUG-PROHIBITION POLICY WON'T WORK
As a retired officer, I would like to spare the taxpayers of Asheville a
million dollars and false hopes. All law-enforcement professionals know that
every drug dealer ever arrested or killed is quickly replaced. The only net
effect of an arrest is the taxpayers have to build another prison. We can
arrest more people if you hire the 12 officers, but it will not reduce the
drug problem one iota. The policy is prohibition - didn't work for our
grandparents, not working in 2004.
Officer Howard J. Wooldridge (retired) media director
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition www.leap.cc Dallas, Texas
As a retired officer, I would like to spare the taxpayers of Asheville a
million dollars and false hopes. All law-enforcement professionals know that
every drug dealer ever arrested or killed is quickly replaced. The only net
effect of an arrest is the taxpayers have to build another prison. We can
arrest more people if you hire the 12 officers, but it will not reduce the
drug problem one iota. The policy is prohibition - didn't work for our
grandparents, not working in 2004.
Officer Howard J. Wooldridge (retired) media director
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition www.leap.cc Dallas, Texas
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