THE PHILOSOPHER STONED

Don't you think this entire media frenzy over Prince Harry smoking
marijuana and having some beers is getting blown out of proportion?

At a very vulnerable age he had to deal with a divorce, the death of his
mother and scandal after royal scandal. People should be praising his
strength rather than punishing his curiosities.

Is this what our society has come to? Calling a youth in pain "Harry
Pothead" and an "addict?"

Shame on all the sensationalist newspapers and television stations, which
aren't thinking of the feelings of a young man who has seen more in 16
years than any of us will see in a lifetime.

Hey, Harry, come visit me and smoke all the pot you want, nobody will say a
thing (it's legal), and you can cry on my shoulder as well. I had problems,
too.

Omar van den Berg

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(Don't you think you're taking the whole thing far too seriously, yourself?)