CHEAP, WIMPY POLITICOS WON'T CURE ICE PROBLEM

As someone who has had his house broken into and a car stolen by ice addicts
(who were apprehended) it was heartening to watch the Edgy Lee documentary that
depicted the interest the community has taken recently in the ice epidemic.
However, the sad truth is that nothing will change unless and until there is
the political will to pay for and carry through with the following:

*- effective prevention programs

*- treatment for first-time users

*- serious (six months minimum) jail time and treatment for second-time users

*- high velocity, transcranial lead "therapy" for dealers.

However, with Republicans too cheap to pay for the above and Democrats too
wimpy and politically correct to do what needs to be done to both users and
dealers, nothing is likely to change until the problem burns itself out, with
thousands of lives damaged or ruined in the meantime.

Paul Matthews

Kailua