News (Media Awareness Project) - US CO: PUB LTE: Mary Jane In A Respected Newspaper |
Title: | US CO: PUB LTE: Mary Jane In A Respected Newspaper |
Published On: | 2002-12-04 |
Source: | Rocky Mountain Collegian, The (CO Edu) |
Fetched On: | 2008-01-21 18:03:19 |
MARY JANE IN A RESPECTED NEWSPAPER
To the Editor:
Why was Rebecca LaPole's article ("Mary Jane" Thursday, Nov. 21) in the
newspaper? To inform us? To be controversial? To show how many pot-related
terms Rebecca knows? I couldn't figure it out. Perhaps the article would
have been more effective if it: a) had a point; b) contained sentences that
made sense; c) used correct grammar; and d) didn't make outrageous,
un-attributed claims. My favorite ridiculous claim was that pot is
"America's favorite illegal activity." My "favorite illegal activity" is
poaching llamas; what makes Rebecca LaPole the authority when it comes to
recreational law-breaking? And the point of this article? I already know
that a lot of people smoke pot. I already know that drug policy is lax. I
learned nothing from this article, and the only thing shocking about it is
that it made its way to the pages of a respected college newspaper.
Danny Hadley
Sophomore, Technical Journalism
To the Editor:
Why was Rebecca LaPole's article ("Mary Jane" Thursday, Nov. 21) in the
newspaper? To inform us? To be controversial? To show how many pot-related
terms Rebecca knows? I couldn't figure it out. Perhaps the article would
have been more effective if it: a) had a point; b) contained sentences that
made sense; c) used correct grammar; and d) didn't make outrageous,
un-attributed claims. My favorite ridiculous claim was that pot is
"America's favorite illegal activity." My "favorite illegal activity" is
poaching llamas; what makes Rebecca LaPole the authority when it comes to
recreational law-breaking? And the point of this article? I already know
that a lot of people smoke pot. I already know that drug policy is lax. I
learned nothing from this article, and the only thing shocking about it is
that it made its way to the pages of a respected college newspaper.
Danny Hadley
Sophomore, Technical Journalism
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