Government fail WEEKLY L try to explain to you the inherent problems with the criminal justice sys- tem. The system, such as it is, is broken. From top to bottom. Ad nowhere ss itin more dire shape than night here in Pinta! British Columbia, Through toa many vears ot social engineering by the hand wringing socialists and the blissful ignorance of the federal power- brokers, our jistice system iy on the verge of collapse. Organized crime is flour ishing and the ramitications ave atfecting every one af us, Equally, the system is seem ingly incapable of delivering any meaniagtul consequences to those who do get arrested, charged and brought before a court, No consequences, 10 problents and the criminal activity continues unabated. Stats Can continues to trumpet a falling crime tate and the politicians try to use skewed numbers to somehow justify their inaction. But the reality on the streets today is avastly ditterent picture. In trying to tell the true stary to vou, the reader. Fury to bring real stories and events to ifustrate the nature and scape of the problem, Bur, this week, ] want to give the stage te one of you. This week I re fan: mail from a North Vancouy couple whose neighbourhood is under siege. | have not used their full name to pro- tect them) against any retribu- tion, but che rest of the letrer is pubhshed here in its entire- ty. Their frustration is evident and, a stark imple of the inadequacies of our justice system. Dear Mr. Knight: First off, let me state I enjoy your articles. Second, I support the men and women of our police force 100%. But events have occurred in my neighborhood thar puz Je me. We are, to putit plain under weekly attacks. Leo Knight ! crime and | puntihinent Come the weekend, teens gather it our comonunts park. Pan pat up with the drinking, neise and other such activity, bur thy week end stunned even me. group ef neighbourhood teens went ont rampage thar lett car and homeowners angry and amaved. Apparenily from reports an the neighbourhood the events started wath setting fires in the park and nearby Streets at around El pan S.LAURS aqrapet Phen fs 2 204 a1 Tats awakened Phive ate w block. tron the park by the nease otteems TP hooked out im window int coup breaks ato my newhbour’ Siu un [then watched shocked. while searching tor inv cordless phone in the dark, as they removed small itents and a lange bow of tull soda cans They then, with great dehehr, aimed soll cans ar rhe ety thbourhood cars Prehing hke rookies ata tiv league treout. From all reports they had gone down the street breaking front and back win dows of sans, denting cars My newhbour toffowed in fis van to see if he could ger same of his things back, anty to be turned on as the teens tricd to reach inte his car to attack hina. His car was pelted. 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We have endured 3 sinng of tires having screws pur inte them, bikes and eve motorgveles stolen, car win dows smashed, fetes destraved, trees being snapped io hall, tires started Wednesday. June 14, 2000 ~ North Shore News - 7 Whats nest’ Phos can walk intea home and take what thes want oo. Beaause thes are with J deunken mek And the bie questien, Where on earth are the par ents? bam net atiisking the cop on the street. becanse I know thes are domy ther best, bat what is fett for us te do? Continue to shell out IMsuranice payments to fis windows, dents, and fire damag Ho this stuuation continues somebody by going to uct hort this sumner as the weather warnts and teens have jong, summer nights bee perhaps a frustrated home- owner taking things into their own hands or the kids. What can we do to get $499 per month. 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