POLICE EFFORTS IN THE WAR ON DRUGS HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS

TO THE EDITOR:

As a retired police officer who worked the trenches of the drug war
during the '70s, '80s and '90s I was saddened that Sen. Elizabeth Dole
has no clue about how fruitless police efforts are regarding drug seizures.

After arresting 35 million Americans, filling warehouse after
warehouse with illegal drugs, spending a trillion tax dollars and
building 2 million prison beds in the past 36 years, drugs are
cheaper, stronger and readily available to teens.

We know that every drug dealer ever arrested or killed is quickly
replaced. We know the cartels build into their business model a loss
of about 20 percent from manufacture to retail sales, thus all dope
"busted" is meaningless.

It is prohibition, Sen. Dole. Will we ever be as wise as our
grandparents and end our new prohibition?

Officer Howard J. Wooldridge,

Education Specialist,

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition