Pubdate: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 Date: 03/01/1998 Source: The Des Moines Register Iowa Author: Deborah Fink I'm glad that Ron Corbett's mother kicked her crack-cocaine habit and that her son loves and forgives her. I'm glad, too, that she didn't end up in prison for possession or distribution of drugs. As Corbett says, what happened to his mother could happen to anyone. Why, then, does he draw the hard line between addicts and those who prey on them? Addicts deserve treatment; preyers deserve punishment. There is absolutely no evidence that putting people in prison removes dangerous drugs from our homes and streets. We need to try something else, and preferably something that will help us all to live together and not to scapegoat any segment of our society. Deborah Fink Ames, Iowa