Pubdate: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 Source: Charlotte Observer (NC) Copyright: 2001 The Charlotte Observer Contact: http://www.charlotte.com/observer/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/78 Author: Richard Cox DRUG ENFORCEMENT GOES WHERE ACTION IS In response to "Will the world condemn U.S. war on drugs?" (Aug. 25 Viewpoint): Neal Peirce complains that "Poor black city neighborhoods - not calm white suburbs - are the scene of massive street sweeps, buy and bust operations." Isn't this because such neighborhoods are where most of the activity is? If we were to shift focus to the suburbs, law-abiding citizens in the inner city would suffer. Richard Cox Charlotte - --- MAP posted-by: Beth