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PUBLISHED: March 20, 2008
Gersh Avery should betreated as a criminal
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I read the article "One Man's Dope War" in the recently published Community Observer and can't believe that Gersh Avery feels that he has been wronged. I think he's been using too much of his own product.
Let me get this straight: Mr. Avery is upset because he is growing an illegal substance under his home and three teenagers walked into his yard to steal his "dope" and he fired seven to eight shots, with one shot hitting one of the teenagers, and now he feels like he's a victim, not a criminal.
I am in the medical field and I realize that there are legitimate -- and I stress the word legitimate -- reasons for using medical marijuana. But for someone to be able to do this, you need a prescription from your doctor and your doctor will be able to show you how to get it.
So, as I see it, Mr. Avery, the dope dealer, shot someone who was trying to steal his stash from underneath his house.
Mr. Avery claims "Castle laws." These laws are intended for people who are in imminent danger with an intruder inside their house, not for dope dealers who are protecting their stash from other criminals. If he felt he was in real danger, then he should have called the police, which he couldn't do because they also would have found his stash.
What Mr. Avery is looking for is a "public outcry" because he will claim he grows it for "humanitarian reasons." What has really happened here is that one criminal has shot another criminal and they both should be treated as criminals.
Let's not lose sight of the big picture that started all this: Mr. Avery's criminal enterprise, "the dope farm" under his house, and treat him as you would treat any other drug dealer.
Mike Perry
Saline Township
'Sound of Music' hadmany great contributors
Many thanks to reporter Brian Cox for his very complimentary review of Milan High School's production of "The Sound of Music" in last week's News-Leader. It was very encouraging to all students and families involved. Mr. Cox was very gracious to credit so many people in his review.
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