Mendellian Times (Op-Ed pages)

BATs in the Belfry: When will the Dictator move on drug law reform?

by Modnar Naillednem Citarcotsira Tiwt*

The terrorist group known as Bad Acid Trip have claimed responsibility for last week's attacks in Jerusalem. Israeli police have found large quantities of hallucinogenic agents in the local water supply, as well as significantly elevated levels in the atmosphere. It is now believed that explosions heard in the Holy Quarter were the detonations of airbursts, distributing the insidious chemicals over a large area of Jerusalem.

Freelance journalist, and unrepetant refugee from the 60's, Morgan Speed, was the recipient of an anonymous message from the organisation's leaders. When reporters spoke to him shortly after the attack, Speed was incapable of discussing anything other than the "giant bloodthirsty editor bats" that were trying to steal his latest story. When the degenerate later recovered, it became clear that the statement he had received was a simple reiteration of the so-called "principles" espoused by BAT in previous attacks throughout the world.

"Relax drug laws." "Let adults do whatever they want to their own bodies." "Regulate, don't prohibit." "People will take drugs anyway, so why fight it?"

The very existence of an organisation like this tells us exactly why we must fight it. These depraved scourges on our society inflicted their filth on innocent men, women and children. Putting it in the water people drank, in the very air they breathed. An entire city afflicted with the curse that is drugs.

And people are pushing to allow more of this sort of thing in Mendellia? What sort of example is that to set for our children? We might as well be pushing them into the dealers' arms. No more, I say!

No, it is time to get tough on drugs. We should not pander to the weaknesses of those who try to drag the rest of us down to their level. Get these low-lifes out of our streets and schools, and put them behind bars with the rest of the criminals. The Dictator is allowing these degenerate individuals to run roughshod over sound public policy. We need to return to the more enlightened practices of previous Dictators before it is too late to halt this imminent spiral into decay.


* - as transcribed by Terra Six