Pubdate: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 Source: Burnaby Newsleader (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Burnaby Newsleader Contact: http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1315 Author: Danni Louvros BIG PROBLEMS CAN HAVE SIMPLE SOLUTIONS I'm getting tired of hearing this crap about places for druggies to go shoot up, and thoughts of giving them needles and drugs to keep them from committing crimes to get it. That's stupid. What will they do next-build bars for the alcoholics to go hang out and drink alcohol provided. Maybe build a casino, too, for all the people addicted to gambling. "Here you go, a whole bunch of money! Go gamble!" Smokers get packs of cigarettes and can go sit in the smoking lounge that the government-actually, we-have paid for. It's time to actually put some real thought to things. Think simple. They might have to ask a kid. Maybe this old army base or whatever it is they have up north. Take people out of the situation they are in. Don't arrest them, then say quit and send them on their way-back to be exposed once again-so they go right back to be surrounded by the world that will just drag them back in. Danni Louvros New Westminster - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin