I have spoken to former Ceasefire executive director Tio Hartiman and suggested that his September gang summit in Chicago should schedule as speakers U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who called for the wholesale arrest, conviction and incarceration of 18,000 Gangster Disciples and me.

Kirk wants to lock up the intended audience, and I want to legalize drugs to strip them of their ability to earn money in the drug business. It would be worth the price of admission to see the audience reaction.

James T. Gierach

Palos Park

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