LEGALIZE THESE CRIMES

Recently Macon police veterans James Smith and Sonny Tate were arrested on
drug and prostitution solicitation charges, respectively. In addition,
Peach Tax Commissioner Dwight Byrd was arrested on felony drug charges.

Corruption of law enforcement is a major casualty of the war on drugs. Loss
of civil liberties is another casualty of the insane war on drugs and
prostitution. We spend billions of dollars to fight an unwinnable war on
these activities which harm nobody but arguably those who engage in them.
If we legalized drugs and prostitution, violent crimes would decrease 50
percent overnight.

This would make our neighborhoods safer and promote family values. If we
legalized prostitution and put it in the hands of legal brothel owners,
prices would drop substantially and street prostitution would virtually
disappear. Same with drug re-legalization.

The Libertarian Party knows this. Why don't the Democrats and Republicans?
Could it be they enjoy spending billions of your tax dollars in a futile
attempt to impose their version of goodness, thereby increasing crime and
destroying lives and disrupting families in the process?

David Corr

Macon