Pubdate: Fri, 24 Jun 2011
Source: St. Petersburg Times (FL)
Copyright: 2011 St. Petersburg Times
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Author: Don Niemann

VICTIMS OF NONVIOLENT CRIME

Former President Jimmy Carter, thought by many to be the worst
president in U.S. history, wants to decriminalize nonviolent drug offenses.

I do not know if there are statistics, but I wonder how many people
came by their drug money by working regularly scheduled jobs that had
paychecks and tax deductions, as opposed to those who relied on
"nonviolent" burglaries and car thefts, etc. Certainly the lives of
the drug offenders are affected, but so are the lives of the victims
of crime.

I would like to see Carter stick to something he knows, like growing
peanuts and framing houses. We can use both.

Don Niemann

Seminole
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