ROSENTHAL A HERO, NOT A "DRUG KINGPIN"

Tribune:

I must say I was shocked by the bold statements made by Ms. Fay in her
letter, published on June 11, regarding Ed Rosenthal. She called him a
"drug kingpin." The DEA and prosecutors tried to paint the "drug kingpin"
image on Rosenthal for the jury. After the trial, when the jury learned
that he was actually working to provide medicine for the sick and dying,
with permission from the city of Oakland, the majority of them came out and
publicly stated that they would not have convicted him if they had known
the truth.

Ms. Fay claims that Rosenthal is working to "demoralize" our children. I
think even a child can see the moral difference between pushing illicit
drugs and providing medicine for AIDS and cancer patients.

Jed Denlea, Boulder, Colo.