Pubdate: Wed, 05 Feb 2003
Source: Vancouver Courier (CN BC)
Copyright: 2003 Vancouver Courier
Contact:  http://www.vancourier.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/474
Author: Alan Randell

COPS MISUSE DRUG LAWS

To the editor:

Re: "Rough 7 days for police culminates in suspensions," Jan. 26.

Drug prohibition began at the beginning of the 20th century as a means of
protecting virtuous, white, Christian women from the seductive wiles of
blacks (marijuana), Mexicans (marijuana) and Chinese (opium) by banning the
drugs used by those non-white minorities. Today the cops are happy to make
use of this evil law to harass and control all those whose lifestyle or
appearance offends them.

Alan Randell, Victoria
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