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...souring on cocaine, the drug is pushing its roots wider and deeper into America's social strata. Peter Bensinger, director of the Drug Enforcement Administration from 1976 to 1981, is now a consultant to businesses on employee drug use. "It is not just a matter of John De Lorean and John Belushi," he says. "Cocaine use does not exempt anyone. You see it in mid-level managers and factory workers...
...worry about John De Lorean. Once he gets over this crisis he will revert to being the entrepreneur. He will begin work on his autobiography, which will be made into a motion picture, and he will become a highly paid speaker on the lecture circuit. If he goes to jail he will be born again and will make inspiring sermons...
...Lorean bust is a typical case of entrapment and sensationalism. The Drug Enforcement Administration claims that he stood to make $50 million from the sale of 100 kilos of cocaine. I'm a former dealer serving time on drug charges, and I can tell you that a dealer would get a return of between $10 million and $15 million. The standard rule in selling drugs is that you can double or triple your money in a very short period of time. The notion that someone can make a 900% profit is an affront to anyone with any business sense...
Your Essay "The Man Who Wrecked the Car" asks, "Why have the adventures of John De Lorean attracted so much notice?" The answer is that the media have sensationalized a criminal event beyond all reason. Rich or poor, De Lorean is a suspected dope dealer who hardly merits the attention...
After reading your extensive coverage of John De Lorean, I was reminded of the story of a junior high school student whose assignment was to write an essay on penguins. At the end he wrote, "This is really more than I cared to know about penguins...