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Just what we need

An anonymous friend send me this little news item (you have to scroll down):

Citizens Police Academy will open a 13-week training course Aug. 31.

During the three-hour-long sessions at the Palm Springs Police Department training center, citizens will learn basic laws, traffic stop techniques, arrest and control techniques and theories, SWAT tactics and participate […]

August 19th, 2004 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed

How we treat doctors who treat pain

On February 1, 2002, Cecil Knox was seeing patients in his Roanoke, Virginia, clinic when more than a dozen federal agents burst through the doors with guns drawn. Helmeted, shielded, and wearing bullet-proof vests, they terrified waiting patients and employees. One worker later told the Pain Relief Network, a patient advocacy group, she thought […]

August 19th, 2004 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed

Legalization isn’t about drug problems

Libby at Last One Speaks does a great job of keeping me up to date with the activities of LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition). One quote in particular in her recent post struck me:

“Legalization of drugs is not intended to be an approach to our drug problem in America,” [Law Enforcement Against Prohibition member […]

August 19th, 2004 by Pete Guither | Permalink | Comments are closed