Letter: Collateral Damage
Howard J. Wooldridge
August 11, 2008
Washington Post
Before I retired as a police officer, I participated in drug raids in which I momentarily pointed my gun at 9-year-olds as well as dogs. The death of the Berwyn Heights mayor's dogs [Metro, July 31], the loss of a missionary shot down over Colombia in 2001, innocent pedestrians killed when drug dealers open up on each other — these tragedies are simply the collateral damage that is necessary for Maryland to remain drug-free.
As much as Prince George's County Sheriff Michael Jackson should be embarrassed ["Shoot First, Ask Later," editorial, Aug. 7], so should The Post, since it supports the current drug control strategy of prohibition. This strategy caused the death of the two dogs, not marijuana. And oh, we are drug-free in Maryland, aren't we?
Howard J. Wooldridge, education specialist, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Frederick |
