Pubdate: Wed, 03 Apr 2002
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2002 The Denver Post Corp
Contact:  http://www.denverpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122
Author: Harv Teitelbaum
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n606/a08.html?10957

WHEN COMMON SENSE GETS EVICTION NOTICE

Re: "Evictions upheld," March 28 editorial.

How naive of The Post to think that the two grandmothers who were kicked 
out of public housing because their grandson was caught with drugs in a 
parking lot could have avoided eviction by merely choosing to abide by the 
regulations.

Does The Post think that the grandparents will have more control of the kid 
when all three are homeless? What little stability the young man had in his 
life probably came from his grandparents - and the fact that he had 
something of a home. Zero-tolerance policies such as this may be easier to 
foist on disenfranchised populations, but usually result in more crime, 
welfare and poverty, not less.

I wonder if this policy would apply to George W. Bush, who lives in public 
housing and whose daughters were recently cited for underage drinking. 
Probably not.

HARV TEITELBAUM

Evergreen
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