What Would Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Say About Drugs?
New Pittsburgh Courier; City Edition › August 03, 2009
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"It's the same principal as WWJD, what would Jesus do? And I believe that Dr. King and Jesus would have the same answer," said [Howard Wooldridge], now a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.
"Usually laws are designed to reduce crime and reduce death and suffering, and what I saw on a regular basis is that this (the war on drugs) actually increases crime, increases death and decease and increases problems all across society," said Wooldridge. "We in law enforcement are nothing more than a mosquito on the butt of an elephant.""As bad as the government runs things, I'd rather have the government be in control of drugs rather than criminals and terrorists," Wooldridge said. "In my view this is the best approach; there's no solution."See the full content of this document
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What Would Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Say About Drugs?
Retired police officer Howard Wooldridge believes he knows what Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would do about the war on drugs.
"He would call...See the full content of this document
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