CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The Eugene City Council was wrong to even consider law enforcement
interests in capitalizing on drug forfeiture money. It's a very basic
conflict of interest for those who seize assets to benefit from them. If
these assets were appropriate to take in the first place, drug treatment
and prevention is where the money should go. This would help alleviate two
other problems. The stealing of assets may decrease and the proven
effectiveness of prevention and treatment will increase.

Mike Meyer

Eugene