Pubdate: Mon, 15 Oct 2007
Source: Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
Copyright: 2007 The Salt Lake Tribune
Contact:  http://www.sltrib.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/383
Author: Robert Heath

DETER DRUGS WITH DOGS

The Salt Lake Tribune has published many articles on drug use in the 
juvenile generation. I support The Tribune's effort to protect our 
children and eradicate this great evil in our midst. American schools 
are high priority targets for conscienceless drug pushers whose greed 
regularly puts the health and lives of our children at risk. These 
treacherous criminals prosper in spite of more than $20 billion spent 
every year by the federal government in the drug war. The drug 
problem among juveniles is severe; federal remedies are not working. 
Just suppose that $2 billion or $3 billion of the ineffective 
drug-war money was spent on drug dogs with handlers to protect the 
perimeters of the nation's public schools.

Dog teams on patrol in paramilitary gear, just off the school 
grounds, might be a powerful deterrent for drug pushers.

The pushers might leave the schools alone, and consequently, the drug 
trade among children might be cut substantially. Additional 
protection for the children can be obtained by training dogs to 
detect firearms before they enter the school yards.

Safety at airports is currently improved by dog teams; school safety 
is equally important.

Robert Heath

Sandy
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