Albany District Attorney Criticizes Drug Laws
At a conference in Canada, Albany District Attorney David Soares told the Canadian government that the US drug laws do not work, and that they should not follow the US example. Soares bases his criticism of the US drug laws on the belief that "law enforcement too often target low-level criminals, instead of going after the big time dealers." Soares drew swift rebukes from both the Mayor of Albany and the Chief of Police.