DARE: NO EVIDENCE OF CARING

Dear Editor,

You say these men care about kids [Cop dads DARE to lend a hand, Oct. 22,
Langley Advance News]? People who truly care about kids would take the time
to study the scholarly evidence which states clearly that DARE is at best
ineffective, and at worst raises drug use and is counterproductive.

The United States Justice Dept. has refused to certify DARE, and will issue
no grants to support its implementation. There are numeous programs that
work, that are shown to work through science, and that are certified by the
U.S. Justice Dept. DARE is not on the list.

Yet, you write these men care about kids?

DARE was the brainchild of former L.A. police chief Daryl Gates, a man who
stated openly to a Californian newspaper all casual users of drugs should
be taken outside the courthouse and shot dead.

DARE is about propagating intolerance and propaganda, not about helping kids.

Matthew Hulett
Short Hills, New Jersey, USA