Following are selected excerpts rebutting Stelter's stand. In the market place of ideas, professor Stelter's theory is unproved, unethical, discriminatory and cruel. It should not be in strong demand by a civil society. Mr. Stelter's claim to the contrary reminds me of speeches by General Westmoreland in the late 1960s about how we were winning the war in Vietnam. Over the years, drug laws have gotten much tougher.
Enforcement is way up.
Many more drug offenders are being locked up. But, for every drug offender that is locked up, one or two others start using drugs. Prison is not working. Experience has shown that education and treatment are two of the most valuable keys to winning the war on drugs. It is just like the days of McCarthy.