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EXPLOITATION of the weak by the strong is a fact

of nature that humanity stru
i

adult sexually exploiting a ch

& les to rise al

ove. An
is becoming fess tol-

erated. Although whether it is more or less prevalent
than 100 years ago is a more difficult question to
answer. The present Criminal Code of Canada makes

it iNegal for an adult to en;
with anyone under the age o:

eee in sexual activity

14. The adult cannot

be ping for sex, must obtain the youth’s consent
and must make a reasonable attemp: to determine
the age of the youth. Within those provisions it is

in sexual activity with 14-year-olds. Mayor Walter Gray of

lowna would like to raise that age of consent to 18. North Vancouver City
ouncil has agreed, albeit in a split 4-3 vote, to support the position. There is evi-

dence to su:

lanners, who argue that raisin

that bot councils are ignoring advice from social workers and
ig the age of consent will make no difference to a

tyouth’s choice about sexual activity and may lead to a dilution of the effort to
educate our children about the fallout from unplanned sex. Perhaps what is
quired is another look at how we govern and police childhood prostitution. In
¢ meantime, as Coun. Bob Fearnley pointed out, according to this thinking 17-
year-olds were old enough to die for their country but not old enough to have sex.

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DON’T NO
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Andrew Fahey

Whistler

fans a huge jump. I'd say
6.

Maybe you're nor making
the smartest decision at that
age, but at least you’re capa-
ble of making a decision.
Fourteen is too young but
18 is too old.

Supt. Jamie Graham
North Vancouver

As police officers we must
support any provision of the
current legislation.

We are not aware of much
sexual exploitation on the
North Shore, at least in the
criminai sense,

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Kelly Wolfsiener

North Vancouver

No. That’s so crazy. Pm an
AIDS educator. Raising the
age doesn’t stop sexual deci-
sion making. They’re still
going to do it. I think
instead of raising the age we
may want to look at preven-
tative education.

Norgate/Pemberton Heights

Capifano/Delbrook Highlands

Lower Lonsdale

Central and Upper Lonsdale

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16%
15%

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ercy cy
of North Vancouver, was fined
$500 and received one
month’s probation after he
fleaded ity to threatenin

orth Vancouver RCM

Const. Soheyl Farahbakhchian
on June 30, 1996 in North
Vancouver City.

Transport and the trailer
belonged to CN
Transportation;

@ possessing stolen merchan-
dise valued greater than
$5,000 that belonged to
Eaton’s.

Tracey Colin Haynes, 33,
of Maple Ridge, was jailed
Perdealy of he was

ty of:
B ing 2 stolen tractor
and trailer on April § in North
Vancouver District. The trac-
tor belonged to Falcon

Before Judge Jerome
Paradis in North Vancouver

ns | epee after he
pleaded guilty to. assaulting a
nan on Jude 28 i Newt,
Darin Randall Lewis, 33, of
> West Varicouver, was jailed 12
20nths after he pleaded guilty
committing - mischief bj
breaking @man’s door frame
and ‘deadbolt on Aug. 28,
1 in’ North Vancouver

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ct;
ak, enter-and theft at the
Great Canadian Bagel store in
the. 1300-block of Marine
Drive: on “Dec. 6, 1997 in
North Vancouver District.
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.. Fadi Moubarak, 22, of
‘North Vancouver, was fined
S300 after he pleaded a
guilty to possessing more than
three kilograms of marijuana
for trafficking purposes, but
. instead pleaded guilty to the
“lesser-or included offence of
narcotic possession.
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1997 incident
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in West

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Before Judge Jerome
Paradis in North Vancouver
provincial court on July 8:

Amanda Jayne Lass, 32, of
West. Vancouver, received 12
. months’ probation after she
pleaded guilty to possessing
stolen property belonging to
Earon’s on March 31-in West

_ Vancouver.

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