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6 - Friday, August %, 1985 - North Shore News

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Justice out-Foxed
So Norman Fox is disappointed the gov-
ernment only wants to give him $275,000 as
. compensation for spending eight years in jail
for : a rape he didn’t commit. He was a victim
‘of 2. well-meaning justice system supported
- by tax dollars to: keep innocent. citizens safe

x ~ and the bad guys in jail.

. Obviously the system isn’t perfect or there

meta. As him. The: woman he ‘did. rape will
receive ‘some’ of .that ‘money. It’s the ‘only
way’ she,. the Feal:v tim: of this farce, will see

‘north shore

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ens when they are beaten and robbed
or. when they, § suffer. the, ultimate: violation of

No-one: ‘wants to. ‘see: an “innocent person

No taste!
TOP restaurants in Paris are now putting
quotas on the number of ‘foreigners’ they’il
-allow in the sacred halls of French cuisine.
. We are not fooled. It is not the sophisticated
European palate. these gurus of gourmet seek
but’ the hoards ‘of’ North

- Americans: swarming into France and order- -

ing Dom Perignon of the wrong year to go.
- with steak and fries. In France, it seems,
‘money can’t buy good taste.

_ Circulation

“wouldn't be so many bad guys making vic-
- tims out of innocent citizens. Lots of times
\ the bad guys get out of jail on parole, on day
“passes. They get out early for good behavior.
And: sometimes they repeat their crimes.
© Their victims are also. victims of a justice

we: * reconcile: it to our

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Dear Editor:

Wher I think of the
future I like to think of
finishing ‘my education and
obtaining. a successful career
in a:world that I feel secure
and happy in.

When I think of Star Wars
I not only see all these
possibilities as illusions but I
also see a future of ANY

kind as hopeless. This sense.

of hopelessness’ makes me
angry because along with it
comes an incredible lack of
freedom and choice. :

I, as an individual have
rights ... one of my rights is

/ the right to five. I want to
live ... | want to be a part of

a safe, strong, and peaceful
world that cares about my
future. I do not want to be
part of a world full of lasers,
particle beams, kinetic pro-
jectiles and empty tomor-
rows,

How can | possibly exist
in a world that has no
future? No future, that is,
except for increased ballistic
missites, more nuclear arms
and the precarious notion
that Star Wars would offer.

f have heard it said that
Star Wars would provide
jobs. Well, as a youth repre-
senting the hope for the
future, I can tell you that
working in a job that will
endanger not only my life
but the existence of mankind
is not only appalling but it is
frightening. It’s also
frightening that any gov-
ernment would see fit to
provide such an insane
choice for an unemployed
youth as to build a bomb or
laser that would endanger
life.

No one needs a paycheck
that badly! Back again to my
anger. I don’t remember
anyone asking me what I
thought of Star Wars. ‘In
fact, I don't remember
anyone asking youths, as a
whole, what they thought of
Star Wars and Canada’s in-

_ volvement in it.

NEWS ITEM: BC GOVT. RELYING ON KNOWLEDGE
NETWORK TO TRAIN FIREFIGHTERS...

I am a citizen, as are all

Canadian youths, and - yet
our voices are being fost in
the frightening scream for
‘more bombs ... always more
bombs. Star Wars WILL
endanger the future, youth

_ or otherwise, of any living

Congratuls tions to ‘police

- student councils is ‘acmost |

Dear Editor:

Congratulations are due
our North Vancouver
RCMP, specifically the
community policing team of
Constable Gagnon, Irons,
Jetty, Kennedy and
Vanderliut for the recent
project to provide students
with taxi vouchers for local
graduation festivities.

Superintendent Byrne

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person or thing. Doesn’t that

concern the Canadian and

American governments?
I don’t like going to sleep
and wondering if I'll ‘be

waking up again the next:
day. Life should be my.
right! Star Wars will surely.

must also be thanked for
authorizing this project
under his command.

Funds were raised by
RCMP members, and a long
list of focal business con-
cerns, who staged a very
successful fashion show
prior to grad events.

The concept of direct per-
sonal community involve-
ment led by the community
RCMP policing team and

GRASP THE ToP OF
TESWELN
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encouraging’ development :

that chad . students. calling. «-

taxis instead of driving cars
during their’ festivities. :
Sunshin¢ Cabs wish to ex- -
press our/ support and ap- -
preciatiot to all those. whose
efforts rnade this year’s grad -
events safe and enjoyable.
Richard Hughes,
President,
Sunshine Cabs Ltd.

Sunshine girl discriminates

Dear Editor:

To go along with your
problems with the Press
Council I’ve becn thinking
of filing a complaint about
you with the Human Rights
Commission. Here’s my
case: :

When the North Shore
News arrives the first thing |
do is check the obituaries. If
my name is not there I turn
to Doug Collins column.
That gets my blood cir-
culating and I then turn to
the Sunshine Girl. There is
the problem. These are all
pretty ladies, they have high
aspirations and great plans
for the future, but they are
all young.

And that, Mr. Editor, is
discrimination. ft
discriminates against us
geriatric chauvinists who,
because of age.and_ infir-
mities, couldn't chase one of
these girls and catch her and
if he did wouldn’t
remember...

Now we know that the
North Shore has the best
looking women in all of
Canada. ft has to do with
the life style, our pure water
and our clean air. And the
young ones keep on looking
good as the years pass by.

So, to avoid charges of
discrimination, here’s what
I'd like you to do. Send that
photographer of yours and
his Brownie box camera
down to Ron Zalko'’s or

Sprint to get a picture of
some pretty North Shore
grandmother. I’m sure he
can-find one that has her
form all filled out and is just
waiting for the’ first OAP
cheque. She will have aspira-
tions and plans for the
future too, but they will be
ones that us slower folks can
relate to.

Then. publish her picture
as the Sunshine Girl. Ie’ will
show these young ones that
they need never lose their
good looks and it will put a
believable sparkle in my old
tri-focals. :

The alternative may be
another visit to the woodsh-
ed for you.

Donald M. Currie
North Vancouver