Pubdate: Fri, 25 May 2001
Source: Register-Guard, The (OR)
Copyright: 2001 The Register-Guard
Contact:  http://www.registerguard.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/362
Author: C. L. Grove
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine)

PUNISHMENT TOO HARSH

This world gets crazier all the time. I read that a woman in South
Carolina was sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing her unborn
child by using crack cocaine (Register-Guard, May 17).

Twelve years for using crack cocaine. That's insane! I realize that
she performed an abortion without a license, thereby depriving some
government-authorized skull-crusher of his or her livelihood, but 12
years for using cocaine. It just goes to show you what can happen to a
person if she isn't the president.

C.L. Grove

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