Pubdate: Fri, 27 Oct 2006
Source: Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC)
Copyright: 2006 The Herald-Sun
Contact:  http://www.herald-sun.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1428
Author: Stan White
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n1429/a11.html

HEADLINE ON LETTER ON DRUGS WAS MISLEADING

Robert Sharpe's Oct. 24 letter, "Drugs cause corruption" was 
erroneously titled and misleading because drugs don't cause 
corruption, but rather the war on drugs is responsible. As the 
original prohibition of alcohol exposed, it wasn't alcohol but rather 
the prohibition of alcohol that caused crime. Example, for 10 years 
after repeal of the original prohibition, murder rates went down. The 
original prohibition was bad, the sequel is much worse.

STAN WHITE

Dillon, Colo.
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