Pubdate: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 Source: Amarillo Globe-News (TX) Copyright: 2003 Amarillo Globe-News Contact: http://amarillonet.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/13 Author: Kirk Muse A CRIME WITHOUT A VICTIM SHOULDN'T BE I'm writing about Alton E. McQueen's Sept. 7 column, "Release and pardons make search for justice harder." I agree with McQueen that "A great many people in prison were put there by witnesses far less credible than (Tom) Coleman." Therein lies the problem. Justice is just an empty word when one person's uncorroborated testimony can send a person to prison for any reason, especially for the victimless crime of recreational drug sales. In a drug transaction, both the buyer and seller walk away happy - unless one or both get arrested. Thus, no victim. Kirk Muse - --- MAP posted-by: Derek