
Arthur Saginian | Lies, Damn Lies and Crime Stats
Rick Barker’s letter (May 20) on felonies, misdemeanors and statistics reminded me of the time I came up with an idea to completely eliminate reportable crime. It’s simple: Toss the penal code and reportable crime will go down by 100%. I actually got the idea from the Portuguese, who decriminalized all personal drug use in 2001 and reclassified such activities