TO TST A2- Wednesday, December 15, 1982 - North Shore News ‘a ‘on aye . DESPITE the generally fantastic level of stability ‘we enjoy in this blessed corner of the Strictly personal by Bob Hunter world, there can be no doubt that our ‘society is becoming more volatile, more dangerous. The recession is: ‘without doubt a factor in the in- creasing number of violent crimes, napping and _ extortion. Police concede that there is far mor likelihood of someone in your family being kidnapped now than at any previous time in our That's a fact of life. Pocklingtons or Belzbergs who.have to fear, either, as the tragic case of housewife Sharon Bollivar shows. Experts warn that we face a situation where " future kidnappers. will. try more ‘often to nike a small score; ~ as in the Bollivar case, for as little as $8,000, because they figure it’s easier to collect thana million bucks. . As it is, most sane especially kid- “jist the creasingly, they will become targets. Increasingly, they will become victims. In this kind of en- vironment, I think it irresponsible in the extreme for the mass media carelessly to splash people's incomes and names around as “one of the Mainland dailies did just before negotiations began Lower . the names! heads the BCMA, since he is a controversial political figure. But what about the. other doctors whose ear- — nings were flouted in public? © It draws undue attention to them. And since they are ali listed, along with their home addresses, in the phone book, it cannot help. but have the effect of putting them on somebody’s list of | potential kidnap victims. I happen to know one of the doctors whose gross income was listed’ and my first impulse was to chuckle. “péetween “the provineial lt was only later learned’ t government and the B.C Medical Association. A senior official in Health ‘Minister Jim Nielsen's released the study: of doctors’ wages, It ‘showed that a few ddctors, ~ at least, were making small fortunes. Obviously, by releasing the figures, the government hoped to put doctors on the_ millionaires have taken precautions against this sort of attack. If you're wealthy and you don’t have have a heavy-duty security system, you're asking for trouble. | Now, I guess, the smaller fish are'going to have to start - about defending themselves too. In- defensive as contract negotiations began. The media went along for the ride. A few slanted headlines later, resentment against doctors -- because they're so filthy rich — was bubbling anew. Maybe it’s fair ball to list the salary of the doctor who wife is in a state of nerves. They have several children, and she was legitimately scared. The figures were released shortly after .the Bollivar murder and just before the | “ Belzberg case.” The feeble justification given for this thoughtless ‘rush into print was that no “red-blooded newshound” _ could resist such a tidbit as Fast food owner faces. grilling THE OWNER of: Brownie’s Fried Chicken at 101 Lonsdale will have to appear before North Vancouver “Council has ‘voted ‘to summon owner Lance Phillips because he has failed to post a security deposit of restaurant.” Under Municipal Act, council can revoke the business licence if Phillips cannot show cause the the income of a fatcat doctor in these lean times. Maybe we should grow up a bit. I think that’s an unfair intrusion into an innocent person's life, . putting his entire family at risk. And somebody in Jim Nielsen’s office should learn to shut his yap. ~ AY SANYO MG -1 LET SOMEONE ENJOY SUPER STEREO. 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