tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post110200093955447481..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Drug task forces' Byrne grants cutGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1114685224500023322005-04-28T05:47:00.000-05:002005-04-28T05:47:00.000-05:00You wrote: "Obviously if the Drug Task Forces are ...You wrote: "Obviously if the Drug Task Forces are disbanned or even reduced due to the lack of funding, that the existing epidemic will escalate."<BR/><BR/>I've reviewed the task force reporting, and they all say drug activity increased every year since they were created. I've never seen one say they've caused a decline. Haven't y'all been "sending a message"? The flaw in your reasoning is that, based on your strategy, no one is "taken out of the chain." They just come back to town a year or two later with a felon label, unable to get work or a place to live, and they're still drug addicted. You've solved nothing. It's time for a smarter approach.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.com