I would say,..just don't do the drugs. Nobody forces them to do it, everyone knows the dangers, etc...

In Victoria County, law enforcement uses first time offenders (on the felony level) as snitches. The "informant" is a man posing as a Narcotics Anonymous "recovered" who offers the offender a pretty good deal in exchange for names or addresses: they may plead "no lo contendre" (sp?)the crime is not written on the criminal record. parole, and the informant will even sponsor him in N.A. This really isn't such a bad deal. A costly trial is avoided and young persons get another chance. What is "costly" is the informant's behavior that is covered up by law enforcement in the city and county at the expense of decent citizens, as well as young women who are "patronized" by the informant. These are usually women who have gone astray into Narcotics Anonymous and find themselves getting the drug money they need in the "lap" of the informant. Any woman who seeks help from the abuses of this demon, is herslef criminalized. This is a very general summary of the "snitch" I know.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Leslie. I have looked at the site and the related links. Finally, people are opening the dialog we have needed in my home town, Victoria, Texas, to protect the civil liberties of its citizens. Incidents can be covered up, but the mass of testimonials that will be coming forth will illuminate this, our long time issue with the law enforcement community, judges, district clerks and staff, district attorneys and staff, news media, and citizens who have not yet fallen into the trap. I urge bloggers to leave the emotions of intimidation, anger, injustice, and humiliation, making them,instead, a bridge to the truth.