A BETTER PLAN IS NEEDED

I appreciate Cynthia Tucker's opinion on the collateral damage in the war
on drugs. The misguided efforts of the war on drugs means that nonviolent
drug offenses, such as John Bell's, are punished more severely than child
molestation, statutory rape or killing somebody while driving drunk.

There is no justice in such a system. Tucker mentioned alternatives used in
other jurisdictions that would save money to taxpayers and keep prisoners
such as Bell with a productive foot in society. Georgia needs to
investigate those options and come up with a better plan.

Peggy Davis, Atlanta