Pubdate: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Copyright: 2009 Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.edmontonsun.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135 Author: Bruce Codere Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by newshawk. PROHIBITION CAUSES CRIME Re: Pretrial credit has validity, Oct. 11: The congestion in our legal system is not due to a lack of prosecutors or enough grease on the wheels of justice. The congestion is due to the all-time high arrest rate for simple possession of cannabis. Overall, crime has been going down since 1992. Prohibition causes increased crime. Bruce Codere (Yep.) - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D