Re "Boy, 3, Shows Police Father's Marijuana," Dec. 18:
Is it just me or is this a scary thing? I believe possession of
marijuana should be legalized. Still, what are the future
psychological ramifications of decorating as a hero a 3-year-old
who turns in his dad? Couldn't this help provoke a lifetime of guilt?

This seems like a situation in which discretion and sensitivity
would be in order, not a big media hype in which the enormous
finger of authority points this kid out to all the world: See,
Johnny is a good citizen. He turned in his dad. What other
country in recent world history had a taste for this kind of heroism?

Jill Giegerich
Culver City