Pubdate: Thu, 12 Apr 2007
Source: Tucson Weekly (AZ)
Copyright: 2007 Tucson Weekly
Contact:  http://www.tucsonweekly.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/462
Author: Kirk Muse
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)

ELIMINATE PRISON OVERCROWDING BY LEGALIZING DRUGS!

I'm writing about "Big-House Budgets" (Currents, March 22).

I have a common-sense, inexpensive and easy solution to our 
prison-overcrowding situation: Reserve our prison space for those who 
intentionally harm others against their will. Not gardeners. Not 
people who use, produce or sell to willing buyers "unapproved" products.

What message would this send to our children? The same message we 
send to our children when we allow adults to purchase products like 
tobacco and alcohol.

A free country's government cannot protect its adult citizens from 
themselves. A free country's government has no right attempting to do so.

Kirk Muse
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