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CN ON: No Legal Pot For Harris
ccguide Friday 09 Jun 2000 Pubdate: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2000, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: Address: 333 King St. E., Toronto, Ontario M5A 3X5 Canada Fax: (416) 947-3228 Website: http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSun/ Forum: http://www.canoe.ca/Chat/newsgroups.html Author: Antonella Artuso NO LEGAL POT FOR HARRIS Premier Mike Harris says he still disapproves of decriminalizing marijuana, despite Toronto Police Chief Julian Fantino's enthusiasm for the move. "It's one of the areas where the chief and I are not on the same wavelength," Harris said yesterday. Fantino has suggested that people caught with small amounts of marijuana be redirected for treatment and possibly ticketed. Fantino has said his police force should be concentrating on more serious crime. Harris said he doesn't believe in ignoring small crimes. 'BROKEN WINDOWS' "I take a more 'broken windows' approach to what some consider minor crime," Harris said. "I think we have to stop crime even if some consider it not as major as others, and the sooner we do it the better." The 'broken window' theory of law enforcement calls for police to crack down on petty crimes -- everything from breaking windows to urinating in the street -- to send a strong message to criminals. Harris criticized political opponents Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty and NDP Leader Howard Hampton during the last provincial election campaign for their stand supporting the decriminalization of pot. - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart
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