(Fwd) Re: More Tex, less Mex

[Charles F. Albert]

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From:     Self <Single-user mode>
To: Peter Giordano <Peter.Giordano at williams.edu>
Subject: Re: More Tex, less Mex
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 16:50:26

The tape you refer to is most likely the torture of Enrique Camareno 
(sp?), DEA agent killed in Mexico. I think it is grossly inappropriate to 
generalize from this event to the pot merchant population on the 
whole. For the record, I do not, nor have I ever dealt pot or other 
drugs, but I have known a few that have both sold and grown. They are 
far closer to the romanticised image than they are to the Narco 
Trafficante responsible for that particular outrage. As a matter of 
fact, the drug king pin law in this country, mandating execution for murder in the 
course of drug commerce has been applied to only 1 pot peddler. I 
would agree that this is one too many, but it surely does not make 
much of a case for your assertion.
indignantly,
cfa
> I respond:
> If by "the Librarian" you mean me, I'm not sure I understand the question -
> Aren't there several different issues here?  Do I think it's "cool" to
> boast of a life of crime which includes SELLING drugs?  No, I don't think I
> do - What turned me off to the drug culture was a very sad segment on NPR a
> few years back - They played a tape of a Federal DEA agent being tortured
> to death by "friendly marijuanna growers" - I figured if those guys are
> willing to murder and maim just to defend my right to toke up maybe I want
> to find another form of recreation - If you mean do I care if somebody has
> a potted pot plant on his balcony?  Why should I?  I also wonder if
> fatherhood has changed trp's mind aboout drugs - It's been known to happen
> - Personally, I wouldn't condemn anybody for seeking that sort of
> recreation but I would condemn somebody who puts a gun to somebody else's
> head for the sake of profit - Another way to put it: there are plenty of
> good wholesome people who cultivate and/or smoke pot but there are a lot of
> bad guys out there willing to do anything for a buck
> 
> By the way, there was an interesting article about soliciting drugs via the
> web in the NY Times last Friday
> 
> Peter Giordano
> Williams College
> Williamstown, MA
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