Pubdate: Wed, 16 Jun 2004
Source: Mountain Xpress (NC)
Copyright: 2004 Mountain Xpress
Contact:  http://www.mountainx.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/941
Author: Howard J. Wooldridge
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n840/a01.html

MUMPOWER'S DRUG-PROHIBITION POLICY WON'T WORK

As a retired officer, I would like to spare the taxpayers of Asheville a
million dollars and false hopes. All law-enforcement professionals know that
every drug dealer ever arrested or killed is quickly replaced. The only net
effect of an arrest is the taxpayers have to build another prison. We can
arrest more people if you hire the 12 officers, but it will not reduce the
drug problem one iota. The policy is prohibition - didn't work for our
grandparents, not working in 2004.

Officer Howard J. Wooldridge (retired) media director

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition www.leap.cc Dallas, Texas
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