Civil Rights
Jul. 13, 2004
Courts Treat State's Less Fortunate With Blind Indifference
In the 42 years since the Supreme Court ruled in Robinson v. California 370 U.S. 660 (1962), that states could not, consistent with the Constitution, prosecute people solely because they were addicted to narcotics or alcohol, the collective conscience of California with respect to how we treat the least fortunate of us has descended into a progressively deeper and more impassive stupor. The recent plight of two such persons illustrates the point.
Robert L. Bastian Jr.
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In the 42 years since the Supreme Court ruled in Robinson v. California 370 U.S. 660 (1962), that states could not, consistent with the Constitution, prosecute people solely because they were addicted to narcotics or alcohol, the collective conscience of California with respect to how we treat the least fortunate of us has descended into a progressively deeper and more impassive stupor. The recent plight of two such persons illustrates the point.
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