Kathryn Johnston’s real killer
February 15, 2007 at 3:31 pm by Web Editor in News
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In the inflammatory ruckus about the Atlanta police killing of an
elderly woman, Kathryn Johnston, what’s overlooked is the backdrop to
the tragedy. Cops fired the fatal bullets on Nov. 21 in Johnston’s west
Atlanta home, but the real culprit is the 36-year-old "war on drugs."
That war is just as much a disaster, just as ill-conceived, just as
deadly to innocents and just as big a waste of tons of cash as George
Bush’s "war on terrorism."
Both "wars" fail because they target an enemy that isn’t there.
Terror is a tactic, not a nation or ideology that can be warred
against. In modern terms, terrorism is rooted in disaffected, oppressed
people. It won’t go away until conditions or perceptions change.
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February 15th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Yes, you are right on target here. The same can be said for the senseless shooting of Bibb County’s Deputy Whitehead who was shot while serving a no-knock warrant in the middle of the night. Now, the death penalty trial for those who were in the house is inching forward at substantial cost to the State. Sure, the shooter is responsible, but was what could be gained from the no-knock worth his life? And, today, the prison system estimates a 100 million dollar shortfall. When are we going to heed the advice of the commissioner and put resources into treatment for drug offenders?