Pubdate: Mon, 31 Jul 2000
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2000 The Province
Contact:  200 Granville Street, Ste. #1, Vancouver, BC V6C 3N3 Canada
Fax: (604) 605-2323
Website: http://www.vancouverprovince.com/
Author: Howard Barnes
Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1065/a09.html

'DO THE CRIME, DO THE TIME'

In response to Jim McNulty's column on no justice for Allen Richardson: 
Allen committed a crime and he must face the music.

I am a Canadian living in the U.S. and the biggest difference between 
Canadians and Americans is that Americans believe that you are responsible 
for what you do. Canadians always have some excuse why you should not be 
responsible for your actions.

You do the crime, you do the time.

He had years to try to make this right and he made no effort to do so and 
now he has gotten caught.

He certainly did the correct thing by returning to New York and now it will 
be behind him.

Does the criminal justice system drop all charges against people who flee 
prosecution or incarceration?

Do we drop criminal charges against people whose family members get sick?

Do we drop criminal charges against people whose employers want to keep 
them employed?

Do we drop criminal charges against people who have not committed a crime 
lately?

My understanding is that he was found guilty of selling LSD and he fled 
incarceration.

What is happening to Allen Richardson is because of Allen Richardson's 
actions and that is the end of the story!

Perhaps Canada would be a better place if citizens had to take 
responsibility for their actions. Perhaps if Allen Richardson had sold 
drugs to Jim McNulty's child, Jim may not be so sympathetic.

Howard Barnes,

Cypress, Ca
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