Pubdate: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 Source: Pacific Daily News (Guam) Copyright: 2004 Pacific Daily News Contact: http://www.guampdn.com/customerservice/contactus.html Website: http://www.guampdn.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1122 Author: Teresa Aviles MANDATORY MINIMUMS DON'T MAKE LIFE SAFER Any one who believes that mandatory minimum sentencing laws have made life safer for the public must also believe in the tooth fairy. Look at the major newspapers from Anyplace, USA. There have been murders, rapes, robberies and the like. I guess if they were able to convince Americans to go to war, then it is no wonder that some believe that crime is down. If you truly believe that crime is down, how about letting me take you on a tour? I would like to show you what the real world is really like. Teresa Aviles, Bronx, N.Y. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh