Pubdate: Fri, 10 Jul 2009
Source: Abbotsford Times (CN BC)
Copyright: 2009 The Abbotsford Times
Contact:  http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1009
Author: Joanne Horner, Board Member--Association of Drug War Survivors

NO HARM REDUCTION STANCE HERE WILL MEAN TROUBLE DOWN THE ROAD

EDITOR, THE TIMES:

I do not understand the "no harm reduction" rules in the city limits
of Abbotsford.

What can the city leaders be thinking? Crime is not going away, drugs
are not going away and the results? Full jails and HIV, just to name a
couple of the outstanding results of no information, no needle
exchanges and nowhere to go to seek help.

It seems that society now wants to go back to the Dark Ages (is this
possible?) or expects the problem will solve itself. Who knows, maybe
the offenders will just move away.

If you want a city with gangs galore or HIV at pandemic levels, just
continue on the way you are as our economy and your archaic thinking
will destroy your city.
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