Pubdate: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 Source: Chicago Sun-Times (IL) Copyright: 2008 The Sun-Times Co. Contact: http://www.suntimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/81 Author: Al Carli WEIS GIVING UP DRUG FIGHT Something that Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis said the other day in his speech to local dignitaries struck me as one more reason our troubled society has deteriorated to a level never imagined. Weis said he is giving up on trying to stop the sale of drugs in a large part of Chicago by gangs that ruthlessly control these neighborhoods, in favor of concentrating police efforts on reducing violence. In other words, he's saying it's OK to sell dope to a population already overcome with social problems, as long as these poisoners-of-society don't kill too many people. Another downward step in this decaying democracy which held so much promise to the people of the world in past years. Things go from bad to near impossible, it seems. Al Carli, Archer Heights - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin