Do you not recognize that such laws are ineffective?" We're making progress," Richard protested. "Certainly a lot more progress than we'd make if ther...e weren't any laws, if the stuff were readily available. And what about all the drug-related crimes, the stealing and worse, by people who do it to support their drug habits?" Laws make such crimes more likely, not less," said Spook. "Most such drugs are comparatively inexpensive to produce. By making them illegal laws drive the price very high to. But her instinct had been to take my mother on."You're right, June. I've got this idea that my Daddy should always be there for me. Tonight he wasn't there." Let me ask you this, Jill. What did you miss from him tonight? What did you need him for that he didn't provide?" Nothing. If he'd been alone I would have kissed him goodnight and that would be it." So what's really wrong?" Wanda took away my Daddy."Mom just sat there, watching my girlfriend, letting what she'd just said sink in a. .. and she sank ever lower... Ccrraacckk!Ccrraacckk! “Move it!” It was as useless as flogging a dead horse. Moaning horribly, Melissa fell on to hands and knees. Ccrraacckk!Ccrraacckk! “Crawl then... crawl, my girl!” Incredibly, Melissa did so... for five yards... for ten yards... whilst all the time she was whimpering and sobbing for mercy. “Crawl!Crawl!” Ccrraacckk!Ccrraacckk! But Melissa was done. Quite done. She fell flat down... virtually senseless with exhaustion.“And a caning for her,. "I hope you've brought your bikini with you?" she asked.I was smiling as David and I walked up the garden towards the swimming pool. Sharon was wearing her bikini but she looked a little funny with her bikini on and a white plaster cast on her leg. Her black bikini was so mini it only fitted where it touched. I could see David taking an immediate interest in Sharon as he went to stand quite close to her. "Sharon, this is David," I introduced. David held his hand out to Sharon who took it but.