RULING ON EVICTIONS UNFAIR

The Supreme Court's decisions to grant landlords the ability to evict their
tenants as a result of a friend or relative's involvement in the use of or
distribution of illegal drugs, affects me deeply. All people make mistakes
and do not use good judgment from time to time but I do not believe that
anyone should be punished for an offense except for the offender. Perhaps
even punishing a drug abuser is not a constructive decision.

I do not believe that the punishment of a drug abuser supports or
encourages reform. I cannot imagine a situation involving drug use by one
member of a family without the rest of the family's knowledge, resulting in
the eviction of the entire family, being fair.

Although perhaps punishing an entire family for the mistake of one member
will make the offender think more about the negative results of their
actions before committing such actions repeatedly, but one individual
should never be condemned for another's actions. Especially if they are
completely unaware of the involvement with illegal activities and has no
way of stopping the instance from taking place.

As a result of these issues, the Supreme Court's decision concerning this
matter feels more like racism, sexism, ageism and/or any other mindlessly
ignorant generalization of specific group or genre rather than a logical,
unbiased verdict.

Arielle Lowe

Nevada City