Pubdate: Thu, 25 Apr 2002
Source: State Journal-Register (IL)
Copyright: 2002 The State Journal-Register
Contact:  http://www.sj-r.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/425
Author: Larry A. Stevens
Alert: It Is Not OK To Evict Granny http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0237.html

SUPREME COURT MISGUIDED IN DRUG EVICTION RULING

Dear Editor,

The Supreme Court has decided that innocent public housing tenants can be 
evicted if their guests or family members are caught with illegal drugs.

The court believes that drugs lead to murders, muggings, and other forms of 
violence against tenants. It doesn't occur to them that drug markets are 
actually quite peaceful in the absence of prohibition, judging from 
convenience stores and supermarkets that sell all kinds of regulated drugs.

It's become a mania among our leaders to cook up destructive drug policies 
and then blame the resulting destruction on the drugs themselves. I suppose 
now they'll say drugs cause public housing evictions, too.

Too bad this ruling doesn't apply to other forms of public housing such as 
the White House and the Florida Governor's Mansion.

Larry A. Stevens

Springfield
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MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens