DRUG WAR AS SILLY AS EL PASO POLICE

I read with much amusement about El Paso police officer Christine
O'Kane and the problems she encountered with the straightforward
abbreviation of her name as "C. O'Kane."

I especially enjoyed the ridiculous suggestion by police spokesman Al
Velarde that "when you put it together, it spells 'cocaine.'" (Remind
me never to ask Mr. Velarde for proofreading assistance.)

The drug war itself is supported by myriad misconceptions and rampant
ignorance about drugs among cops, judges, prosecutors, and
politicians. And those misconceptions would be even more absurd and
hilarious than the one reported, if not for the immense human
suffering caused at the hands of these alleged "public servants."

Jeff Moore

Staunton