Pubdate: Tue, 12 Feb 2002
Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR)
Copyright: 2002 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc.
Contact:  http://www.ardemgaz.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/25
Author: Eric E. Fiore

MANY FELONIOUS ACTS ARE DRUG-RELATED

Re Robert C. Huffstetler's " 'Pot' is worth the risk": As a convicted 
felon, I can tell him that [most] crimes committed in this state are 
drug-related. Almost all of these users began their drug use with marijuana.

Why not tell children the truth? Huffstetler directed his message to 
children, the future of this country. He claims that pot heads are able to 
maintain jobs and lead normal lives. For how long? And while they are high, 
what exactly is normal?

There's no "how good it is." There's nothing good about having a felony on 
your record or being on parole with a person overlooking you at all times; 
moreover, having your home searched any time the parole officer wants. Your 
family is subjected to this treatment as well. Getting a job on parole as a 
felon is not easy, either.

If Huffstetler is trying to justify his own addiction, he might want to see 
how far his addiction has progressed. Lastly, he claims, "What you read or 
hear isn't what you see in real life." When I read, I read with my eyes, 
and these are what I see with. Huffstetler claims to "fight for 
self-determination." What he really means is self- righteousness. Like most 
addicts, it's me, me, me. This is my testimony and it's real.

ERIC E. FIORE

Benton
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