Pot times July 16, 2005

Let Capeless Do Job He Was Elected To Do

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1121/a09.html
Newshawk: _Humphrey Ploughjogger_ (mip://06923bd8/www.MassCann.org)

Pubdate: Sat, 16 Jul 2005
Source: Berkshire Eagle, The (Pittsfield, MA)
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Copyright: 2005 New England Newspapers, Inc
Author: Holly Boulais
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LET CAPELESS DO JOB HE WAS ELECTED TO DO

To the Editor of THE EAGLE:- If District Attorney Capeless lets "youthful" offenders off the hook with community service and does not prosecute school-zone violations charges, what kind of a message does that send to other youths in Great Barrington or Berkshire County? Would it be OK with their defenders ( Concerned Citizens for Appropriate Justice ) if youth from Pittsfield came down to their parking lot to sell marijuana?

They can't do it in Pittsfield, first offense or not.  They know they will go to jail if there is a school-zone violation involved.  I thought Great Barrington asked the police to help clean up the drug problem in that parking lot.  Well, they did, and now the district attorney must do the job we elected him to do.  He said he would be tough on the drug problems in Berkshire County.  I'm glad he is keeping his word.

Maybe CCAJ should spend some of the money it is spending on ad campaigns against Capeless on a campaign to run for his job in the next election.  It is not an easy job and not always popular.  Me, I'll be voting for David Capeless.

Holly Boulais