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Officer, test thyself

This is interesting. In a case of turnabout is fair play, up to 600 officers in the UK who handle drugs, firearms, emergency vehicles, or sensitive information are now liable to be drug tested at any time. So far about ten were required to undergo random testing. Urine samples were analysed for alcohol, cannabis, barbiturates, amphetamines, cocaine and hallucigens.

A department spokesperson says the testing was instituted to give their law enforcers an opportunity to deal with addiction problems. I doubt if the intent is that altruistic but it's not a bad idea to test them if they're going to run around arresting people for the very same behavior. Good for the goose and all that...

In fact I would love to see this instituted at the DEA and the Justice Department. One wonders how Walters and Ashcroft would like having someone watch them pee in a cup and while they're at it maybe they could get a drug dog to sniff Andrea Barthwell while they do a canine sweep of their offices.

As a matter of fact someone should suggest they volunteer just to set a good example.