Pubdate: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 Source: Abbotsford News (CN BC) Copyright: 2009 Abbotsford News Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/BkAJKrUD Website: http://www.abbynews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1155 GET TOUGH ON YOUNG CRIMINALS I am writing about the sentence passed to a young drug dealer who was selling his product at the skateboard park. Way to go, judge! I just hope that this deters others from selling drugs like cocaine and heroin, or anything else for that matter, to our youth. My kids, aged 10-14, frequent both skate parks, and I want to thank you for keeping our children safer. Harder sentences are needed to keep our kids safe. Too often, criminals find the back door, get a slap on the wrist and return to their old doings, thinking, "If that's all I get, then the punishment is worth the crime." I hope this judge sets an example for other judges. I want to be able to keep letting my kids out to play, and this is a step in the right direction. Good on you! Mother of three - --- MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr