SentLTE-Digest Monday, September 26 2011 Volume 11 : Number 054
001 LTE: Re: 'University of hypocrisy'
From: Kirk Muse <>
002 LTE: [Fwd: Today's headline and opinion piece by Weathersbee]
From: Kirk Muse <>
003 LTE: [Fwd: Today's headline and opinion piece by Weathersbee]
From: Kirk Muse <>
004 LTE: Re: 'The destructive ripples of drug use'
From: Kirk Muse <>
005 LTE: 'The Destructive Ripples of Drug Use'
From: John Chase <>
006 LTE: Re: 'CEASE-FIRE IN 'WAR' SORELY OVERDUE'
From: Kirk Muse <>
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Subj: 001 LTE: Re: 'University of hypocrisy'
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:23:19 -0700
To the Editor of The Daily Herald:
Thanks for publishing David Sitota's outstanding column: "University
of hypocrisy" (9-18-11).
When our police can and do kick in the doors, in the middle of the
night, of American citizens because they suspect that the occupants are
using some "unapproved" natural herb and medicine, we no longer have a
free country.
Perhaps we should demand that the words "freedom" and "justice" be
removed from all of our national monuments and government building.
Perhaps we should send the Statue of Liberty back to France or else
rename it the "Statue of Hypocrisy." The most incarcerated nation in
history of human civilization does not deserve a Statue of Liberty.
A country where its adult citizens are not free to self medicate even in
the privacy of their own homes, does not deserve a Statue of Liberty.
Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399
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Subj: 002 LTE: [Fwd: Today's headline and opinion piece by Weathersbee]
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:44:07 -0700
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Editor,
The Florida Times Union and its writers are stuck in the 1980's when it comes to how illegal drugs should be handled. No worries - The International group, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, (www.leap.cc, or,copssaylegalizedrugs.com) can help get you all up to speed. The kingpin mentioned on the front page would not have taken so much valuable court time, jail space and tax dollars if it weren't for drug prohibition. That it was a on the front page shows misplaced importance on keeping with this failed policy.
We have been at this war for over 40 years and I assure you: Only one thing will end the violence surrounding the current drug trade and that is to end drug prohibition. Voluntary treatment works far better, is much cheaper, and treats people like human beings instead of objects to be despised and thrown away. Drug legalization is only a scary thought because truly, no one really knows much at all about illegal drugs, so we give in to the fear of the unknown. Honest education would save more money and lives than the expensive, losing, never-ending war we now fight.
Do you and Tonya Weathersbee actually believe that if we spend just a few more hundreds of billions of dollars, the drug trade will become manageable in just a few more years? Just as with Alcohol Prohibition, the cartels will continue to benefit greatly until the laws that give them such power are repealed, and our own drug law enforcers will turn a blind eye when given enough money.
We must face our fear of illegal drugs and realize that alcohol is more dangerous than any of them. Yes, it is even more dangerous than the dreaded crack cocaine. Try to understand that people CAN function - and even benefit - from what we currently consider taboo.
If there's the fear that everyone will become zombies should we be brave enough to legalize drugs, I ask you to take a look at Portugal. They have taken strong hold of the truth, let go of hateful myths, and decriminalized small amounts of all illegal drugs over ten years ago. Their country has not collapsed, but instead, they've been enjoying more peace, more money in their coffers, and fewer drug users. Please look into this immediately.
Why people choose to use any substance is still largely a mystery. Ms. Weathersbee should not pretend to understand the reasons behind drug use. Her opinions on this matter are narrow and outdated. Sorry, Tonya, they are, but you can fix them. It was painful to read such support for blind hate.
Tonya ought to also learn that the NAACP has denounced the drug war, and, more recently, Blacks In Government have successfully recognized our drug laws as being extremely racist. These laws were created out of hate and ignorance over 100 years ago when racism was accepted.
How can people with no real education in these topics be allowed to influence millions? Tonya might do well to see how drugs flourish everywhere, despite overly-harsh penalties, and often sold by MINORS (Remember, these laws were sold to us to keep drugs from kids). Drug houses would not exist and shootouts like the one she described would not happen at all if drugs were not under the complete control of ruthless gangs. People who cannot settle their disputes in court will do so with guns - THAT'S where drug violence comes from: Drug prohibition, not drug use.
Best Wishes,
Mrs. Melanie Marshall
Jacksonville
P.S. It is true that once drugs have been established in the legal market, gangs will turn to other horrible acts such as human trafficking for money. But I would much rather have our police working to solve crimes with actual victims who will be thankful to be rescued, instead of the made-up, criminal-laden world we have now. Thank you.
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Subj: 003 LTE: [Fwd: Today's headline and opinion piece by Weathersbee]
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:44:12 -0700
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Editor,
The Florida Times Union and its writers are stuck in the 1980's when it comes to how illegal drugs should be handled. No worries - The International group, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, (www.leap.cc, or,copssaylegalizedrugs.com) can help get you all up to speed. The kingpin mentioned on the front page would not have taken so much valuable court time, jail space and tax dollars if it weren't for drug prohibition. That it was a on the front page shows misplaced importance on keeping with this failed policy.
We have been at this war for over 40 years and I assure you: Only one thing will end the violence surrounding the current drug trade and that is to end drug prohibition. Voluntary treatment works far better, is much cheaper, and treats people like human beings instead of objects to be despised and thrown away. Drug legalization is only a scary thought because truly, no one really knows much at all about illegal drugs, so we give in to the fear of the unknown. Honest education would save more money and lives than the expensive, losing, never-ending war we now fight.
Do you and Tonya Weathersbee actually believe that if we spend just a few more hundreds of billions of dollars, the drug trade will become manageable in just a few more years? Just as with Alcohol Prohibition, the cartels will continue to benefit greatly until the laws that give them such power are repealed, and our own drug law enforcers will turn a blind eye when given enough money.
We must face our fear of illegal drugs and realize that alcohol is more dangerous than any of them. Yes, it is even more dangerous than the dreaded crack cocaine. Try to understand that people CAN function - and even benefit - from what we currently consider taboo.
If there's the fear that everyone will become zombies should we be brave enough to legalize drugs, I ask you to take a look at Portugal. They have taken strong hold of the truth, let go of hateful myths, and decriminalized small amounts of all illegal drugs over ten years ago. Their country has not collapsed, but instead, they've been enjoying more peace, more money in their coffers, and fewer drug users. Please look into this immediately.
Why people choose to use any substance is still largely a mystery. Ms. Weathersbee should not pretend to understand the reasons behind drug use. Her opinions on this matter are narrow and outdated. Sorry, Tonya, they are, but you can fix them. It was painful to read such support for blind hate.
Tonya ought to also learn that the NAACP has denounced the drug war, and, more recently, Blacks In Government have successfully recognized our drug laws as being extremely racist. These laws were created out of hate and ignorance over 100 years ago when racism was accepted.
How can people with no real education in these topics be allowed to influence millions? Tonya might do well to see how drugs flourish everywhere, despite overly-harsh penalties, and often sold by MINORS (Remember, these laws were sold to us to keep drugs from kids). Drug houses would not exist and shootouts like the one she described would not happen at all if drugs were not under the complete control of ruthless gangs. People who cannot settle their disputes in court will do so with guns - THAT'S where drug violence comes from: Drug prohibition, not drug use.
Best Wishes,
Mrs. Melanie Marshall
Jacksonville
P.S. It is true that once drugs have been established in the legal market, gangs will turn to other horrible acts such as human trafficking for money. But I would much rather have our police working to solve crimes with actual victims who will be thankful to be rescued, instead of the made-up, criminal-laden world we have now. Thank you.
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Subj: 004 LTE: Re: 'The destructive ripples of drug use'
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:05:09 -0700
To the Editor of The Florida Times-Union:
I'm writing about Tonya Weathersbee's column: "The destructive ripples
of drug use"
(9-22-11). I'd like to ask a couple of question regarding her column.
1. When is the last time the Times-Union had a story about an innocent
bystander
killed during a gun battle between alcohol dealers? Probably 1933, the
year we
ended the disaster known as Alcohol Prohibition.
2. How much crime do we have regarding the drugs aspirin or Tylenol?
Absolutely
none. Why?
Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399
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Subj: 005 LTE: 'The Destructive Ripples of Drug Use'
From: John Chase <>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:01:12 -0700
Editors -
Re: Column: "The Destructive Ripples of Drug Use", 22 Sep 2011
So, we are to solve our drug problems by waiting for miscreants to
accept responsibility for their actions? We can do better. Switzerland
faced a similar problem in the early 1990s. Addicts and dealers
converged on Zurich because of its lax antidrug policies. Overdose
deaths had spiked and AIDS was spreading. Zurich's response was twofold:
First, to crack down. Second, to begin an "experiment" to greatly expand
the availability of opiate substitutes, even heroin. It worked, and by
2007 spread to virtually every Swiss state. The average age of
registered addicts rose, an indication that kids are not becoming
addicted, and the number of patients needing heroin stabilized at 1,300.
Use of illegal drugs other than opiates either declined or stayed the
same. In 2008 the Swiss people voted over 2-to-1 to make it a permanent
part of their national health system. The street market has all but
dried up because there is so little profit in it. We Americans could do
it too if we would open our minds.
John Chase
727 787 3085 day/night
1620 E Dorchester Dr
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
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Subj: 006 LTE: Re: 'CEASE-FIRE IN 'WAR' SORELY OVERDUE'
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:17:53 -0700
To the Editor of The Herald:
Thanks for publishing Robert Sharpe's outstanding letter:
"CEASE-FIRE IN 'WAR' SORELY OVERDUE" (9-25-11).
I'd like to add that marijuana and other recreational drugs are
controlled substances...controlled by criminal gangs. Just
like alcohol was when it was illegal.
Many people, organizations, industries and politicians want
to keep it that way.
Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399
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