MAKING CHOICES

I am writing in response to the Nov. 14 letter "Crimes and justice."

The letter writer discussed the issue of murder vs. the sales of drugs.

I believe the writer was sincere in her frustration. However, she has
failed to take into consideration the havoc which drug sales have created.
In some instances, the sales of drugs are tantamount to the commission of
murder.

There are some direct relationships between the sale of drugs and the
actual taking of a life. There are other correlations to consider as a
result of the sales of drugs, the poison injected into the body, the
dependency on the drugs and the rape (figuratively speaking) of families
from theft, burglaries and other crimes upon the community.

Drugs are not isolated to the user but have an impact upon the community at
large.

It is my contention that everyone should be afforded the opportunity of
freedom, but those individuals selling drugs have preyed upon the community
at large in addition to the victimization of the dependent user.

It would be most beneficial for the sellers of drugs to come to the
realization of what they are doing in its totality rather than thinking in
terms of profiteering.

S.R. HARPER