The front page of Northern Life's Sept. 7
edition showed a wonderful picture of smiling students
returning to their post secondary studies.This brought back
warm feelings of being a student many years ago.
In stark contrast, on Page 21, there was a
picture of a bag of crystal meth and glass pipe . The headline,
Chief applauds stiffer penalities for crystal meth trafficking,
was appropriate. Any concerned community has an interest in
curtailing drug havoc. (But) in my opinion, the article
provided a recipe
for crystal meth.
The drug user source "Greg," provided in
detail the ease of making the drug and to boot, inferred a
student market for it. Half the story was not about the chief
applauding stiffer penalities.
A community newspaper ought not to describe a
drug recipe; even if it presents itself during an
interview.
Granted, an abundance of information may be
found on the Internet. (But) as a concerned citizen, I do not
think drug-making should be highlighted in a community
newspaper. Rather, we ought to be working toward the other
direction.
In closing, I say to the Northern Life editor
that half of the article on crystal meth was a poor choice of
free press. Less could have been said about "Greg."
Emy Abitbol
Greater Sudbury