TR> I wrote an opinion on this violation to our Chief of Police.
TR> I agree this is a serious health problem for teenagers, but
TR> I don't believe that we should be using already stretched
TR> police resources in dealing with this. It is my opinion this
TR> matter should be handled by parents, not the police. If we
TR> have any spare resources from time to time, I think they
Wait a minute, Tom.  Aren't you the one who is all for
Zero Tolerance?  If its against the law for teenagers
to smoke shouldn't the cop on the street arrest every
teenager he finds smoking?  After Zero Tolerance means
enforcing all the laws all the time.
The cops should stop everyone they see smoking that
doesn't look old enough and demand proof of age.  No
proof and off they go to jail until they can prove they
are over age.
See what I mean about turning the Zero Tolerance genie
loose?  Once it gets out of the bottle you don't know
where its going.
                      Remember:  Freedom isn't Free!
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