Bob I am not following your logic - do you mean to say that the cops confiscate the cars from the kids who come to DARE? I think it would be cooler if they confiscated the cars of people transporting drugs who are busted. Then the people paying the cars are the people selling the drugs. I am not sure taking the cars of kids is so nice. Plus they are kids how fancy could the cars be? I have seen some pretty fancy drug dealer cars on TV though. That would be cool to get one of those. Minus the drugs of course.

Bob, as a parent whose child has attended the DARE program in JK and the Junion Police Academy, I cannot say enough GOOD things about this program. While I try my best as a parent to share my insights, I am completely clueless about the current issues, lingo, practices, schemes,... regarding illegal substances.

My child came back from these programs "armed" with specific warnings, facts, information, health consequences and other impacts that I would have been unable to "share" - because of lack of first-hand experience. My child is now equipped with arguments and techniques on how to stand up to peer pressure -- and is committed to use them.

I cannot thank the police department, DARE officers, the MMA and everyone else enough for tackling this problem early and heads-on - instead of sitting back a few years so that the police could make more arrests.

If your child has come back with different feedback, then you should definitely meet with Officer Horn and share your own insight.

Uh, no, actually, I know DARE well, the Mahwah program in particular. It sounds like you are part of the failed War on Drugs that has only cause drug use to skyrocket since it started. Be a little open minded and TRY to think for yourself. It may not be possible, but try.