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To: budweeder who wrote (4356)	10/27/2000 3:24:52 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13060

Yes Mr. Ironic, of course that person is making good points if you agree with that nonsense. Who cares if the empirical evidence proves that prohibition is a miserable failure? Who cares that it creates monsters, and keeps society in terror of people like Al Capone? It's interesting that you use 'big' as opposed to the 'central' issue this time around. I guess as all Prohibitionists, you will twist reality anyway you can in order to support your idiotic cause. Yes, freedom is a 'big' part of the Libertarian platform. The choices of individuals is 'central' to the Libertarian philosophy. This doesn't by any means mean that the situation is as you spin it. It's idiots like you that are scared of people being free to make their own choices, and that's a shame. Regards, Barb

To: budweeder who wrote (4356)	10/28/2000 10:42:00 AM
From: The Street	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13060

Richmond, Virginia Police Chief Calls for New Drug Policies drcnet.org In a Sunday op-ed in the Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond Police Chief Jerry Oliver joined the growing chorus of drug war critics in law enforcement. His piece, entitled "Police Pay Too: Nation's War on Drugs Exacts a Terrible Price," explored how attempts to enforce laws against consensual activities, such as drug buying and selling, are damaging law enforcement. Oliver pointed out that law enforcers put "our credibility at risk when police stoop to snooping on fellow Americans over drugs." Writing that current drug policy "is failing and the trajectory continues downward," Oliver bemoaned the billions spent on drug law enforcement. "These billions might be better spent on demand reduction, prevention, treatment, education, community-building, and supporting families," he wrote. The Richmond police chief also denounced the "business" of drug crime incarceration, and made a clarion call for the adoption of a harm reduction approach to drug policy. The op-ed is well worth reading in its entirety, both as a well- written and heartfelt cry for change, and as an article documenting the attitudinal shifts afoot in the land, now reaching the upper ranks of law enforcement. Visit timesdispatch.com to read Chief Oliver's op-ed online.