US GA: LTE: Don't Take Local Police Out Of Drug Task Force
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n138/a08.html Newshawk: John Chase Votes: 0 Pubdate: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 Source: Savannah Morning News (GA) Copyright: Savannah Morning News Contact: Website:http://www.savannahnow.com/ Forum:http://chat.savannahnow.com:90/eshare/ Author: Molly Johnson
DON'T TAKE LOCAL POLICE OUT OF DRUG TASK FORCE
Mayor Floyd Adams Jr.'s decision to transfer drug task force members to the
city homicide division is a very poor and shortsighted one. It doesn't take
a degree in rocket science to figure out that 95 percent of Savannah's
homicides are drug turf-war related.
The mayor of this lovely and historical city should wake up and eradicate
the evil virus ( drugs ) before it destroys Savannah's image and popularity
and ultimately its financial prosperity through tourism.
Mayor Adams' decision seems to be nothing more than a political gesture to
continue his popularity, rather than a sound decision to eradicate crime. I
am a recent transplant from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and know firsthand how
ineffective illegal drug control can affect tourism.