Pubdate: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 Source: Berkshire Eagle, The (Pittsfield, MA) Copyright: 2005 New England Newspapers, Inc. Contact: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/897 Author: Joseph F. Buffis Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05.n1352.a05.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topics/great+barrington LET CAPELESS GET DEALERS OFF STREETS I keep seeing and reading the ads and articles regarding the alleged drug dealers from Great Barrington, and I wonder what would have happened if the parents of those involved spent as much time, energy and money on and with their kids as they have been since they got into trouble. Secondly, eight months of undercover police work, $73,800; arrest costs, $4,700; court costs, $123,800; those convicted in jail for two years, priceless because they're not selling drugs to anybody else's kids! Let David Capeless and his staff do the job they were appointed to do. Joseph F. Buffis Pittsfield The writer is a 26-year member of the Lee Police Department. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin