TRACKS EVERYWHERE

It is not the casual drug users who are causing the overcrowding in
our prison system. It is the criminal acts that are directly related
to the trafficking and procurement of drugs; not to mention the
numerous offenses that are committed by persons under the influence of
drugs. That number will not be reduced by Norm Stamper's program even
if he plans on providing these drugs free of charge.

The compulsive need for drugs is the driving force behind the street
crimes, such as mugging or purse theft. Any burglary/robbery detective
in America can connect the dots between those crimes and drug use.

[Stamper's idea] is a dishonor to our brothers and sisters in law
enforcement who put their lives on the line every day for the war on
drugs. Too many good men and women on both sides of the border have
given their lives to allow something like this to even be considered.

We have not yet won the battle only because we lack the resolve and
aggressiveness to win.

Eric Kormondy, Seattle