We must have compassion. Hey there, senators, drug using and selling have contributed mightily to making poor neighborhoods dangerous and forbidding places. Drug addiction leads to the breakup of families, child abuse, child abandonment, disease, crime and sometimes death. And the pushers know it. But they don't care, and neither do Sen. Wellstone and his bubble-headed compatriots.
Drug dealing of any kind is a crime against humanity.
It is an aggressively violent act that robs individuals of their inherent dignity. At all levels, drug dealing should be punished harshly. And it is a crime against poor Americans to play politics regarding the drug problem. The poor have no defense against street pushers who ruin their blocks, tempt their children and frighten the elderly. Drug sellers should be pariahs in this country no matter what color they are.