tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post4034890965480206776..comments2024-03-28T15:34:48.727-07:00Comments on Redmond Neighborhood Blog: "Drugstore Cowboy", James Fogle, arrested in Redmond, WA pharmacy.Bob Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538345340147926309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-31915207960563647962010-05-28T18:30:44.944-07:002010-05-28T18:30:44.944-07:00It happened at Pharmaca in Redmond Center. I actu...It happened at Pharmaca in Redmond Center. I actually saw the police in front of the place after the arrest when I was making a late night run to the QFC for some cold medicine, but didn't find out what happened until the next day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-73034397332407520282010-05-28T17:18:52.724-07:002010-05-28T17:18:52.724-07:00I read the Drugstore Cowboy story on your blog, an...I read the Drugstore Cowboy story on your blog, and then clicked on the link to the Seattle Times story, which I also read. <br /> <br />The movie clip makes his life seem very adventurous and glamorous. I went to a tough high school in NYC and was a lunchroom monitor, so I'm not a fan of glorification of this type of behavior or life style.<br /> <br />It's unfortunate that our prison systems don't offer more in the way of rehabilitation programs for guys like him. <br /> <br />I recall 25 or 30 years ago the Seattle Times ran a story on Japanese prison systems. The story sticks in my mind, because despite being very strict and hard nosed, they were much more successful in lowering the recidivism rate than we are here.John Reinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01068251053510171095noreply@blogger.com