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...you’re unfortunate enough to come across HUPD in the wake of some bad publicity, expect a lengthy court process before the case’s possible dismissal. But if you’re caught by a relaxed tutor, expect a reprimand from the Ad Board, some drug counseling, and a slap on the wrist...
...course, most of the time the College is admirably lenient in response to drugs violations. But leniency “most of the time” is not good enough for those few students who, in the words of Ryan M. Travia, director of Alcohol and Other Drug Services, happen to be caught “in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Flexibility is good, but this ad hoc decision making fails to guarantee students even vaguely similar treatment for similar crimes...
...course, hard-liners would say that the problem is leniency, not inconsistency: Harvard must pursue full legal punishment for drug offences because “it’s the law!” But why should the College put itself front line in the Government’s disastrous “war on drugs?” The concept of zero tolerance is both unfair and ineffective: It does little to dissuade drug use, and potentially carries hugely disproportionate penalties—prison and a permanent criminal record—for personal drug use. After all, the campus?...
...Overall, College officials seem to agree on drug policy, which is why we don’t often hear about incidents such as the DeWolfe and Quincy arrests last year. In both of these cases, however, HUPD proved itself to be the loose cannon, needlessly pursuing legal action even when it benefited no one. HUPD’s rules stipulate that such decisions are left up to the officers’ discretion—or, in other words, to the student’s luck—but the College can create guidelines to limit that discretion. After all, there...
...course this issue only affects the relatively small number of illegal drug-users at Harvard (discounting underage alcohol use). But for those few students, it can mean the difference between a stressful week, forced withdrawal for a year, and a life-ruining drugs conviction. The College needs to realize that “Drugs are bad, man” is not enough, and that only a consistent enforcement policy can be a fair...