ce COANE EH LOESS, TA uasano Fd . ; AMID ICRI Z, - ASSAD uy faites saga Braemar ne BON TMG Ee aT Z : : 4 ig Seymour Parkw: y ment - western ae SHAR PAE LBM _ Keith Rd. Se as ng Dollarton Hwy. gussneges earn APE of r hans eres pier dae The firet compact home safe for quick, clean anchored Installation into any existing concrete or woodframe home. » So secure, it actually exceeds Fedora! requirements for safe handgun storage. duly tried and convicted. - imposes will be carried out by cor- We have the right to feel safe in Stupich, who with the apparent col- rections. We heard in the Danny lusion of the NDP, thumb their ee of aA: } CRIME & PUNISHMENT - “WE SHOULD all weep for Pamela Cameron, the young teenager brutally murdered | fast month for the sadistic, sick pleasure of another paroled sex offender. We should also weep for society as a whole, for it is everyone who must understand their rights have been eroded to ‘the point of virtual non-existence in the face of ever increasing benefits and breaks for the dregs of that society. : People, and I use the term loosely, are on the streets far earli- er than even the limp- wristed courts intended due to “the system.” Plea bargaining, mandato- ry supervision and day parole are killing beautiful children like Pamela Cameron. We see marches by women to “take back the night.” We see peti- tions from ordinary Canadians " pleading with our elected represen- tatives in Ottawa to fix the Young Offenders Act. _ We see politicos like Dave noses at the RCMP and the crimi- nal justice system. (If you disagree Mr. Harcourt. then have the guts to ‘call a public inquiry or make public the RCMP investigation report, because anything less leads to the conclusion of collusion.) . We see, in our own community, the level of concern prompting November to be designated ‘“Together Against Violence” month. Yet the efforts of the police on the North Shore are continually - being frustrated by an administra- tive Crown counsel who appears to believe justice is better served if virtually every charge ‘is bargained away to the lowest possible level to avoid a trial. We sce, every day in our courts, examples of plea bargaining, allow- ing violent, dangerous criminals, to walk free of their often heinous crimes, with suspended sentences or probation, all in the name of expediency. on We see people getting sentenced to weekends when in fact there is, in reality, no such thing. 66. The pendulum has swung too far $s" th. in the wrong direction. As a society we need to be certain the rights of all of us are protected by our justice system. 99 "No one ever actually gets to spend a weekend in jail. There’s no room at the inn, so to speak. It has actually got to the point that provincial court judges are getting lists advising them in advance of sentencing, what, if any, room is available in our institutions, We see a judge in Campbell River refusing to sentence an indi- ‘vidual because he has no confi- dence that whatever sentence he Perrault inquiry of “terminal tem- porary absences” within our correc- tions system. What, pray tell me. is a terminal temporary absence? As near as can be determined, in civil services, it means, “we let the ' bad guy go, permanently and with- out supervision in direct contraven- tion to what the learned trial judge had in mind when sentence wa pronounced,” ; Independent MLA for West Vancouver-Garibaldi, David Mitchell, is very concerned about the breakdown of the justice sys- tem, “Everyone wants to see a cost effective justice system, but tax- payers are screaming loud and hard to see an effective justice system. The last thing we need is adminis- trators, prosecutors or judges tak- ing into their own hands the out- come of criminal charges. The court system cannot be circumvent- ed by anyone within,” said Mitchell. According to Mitchell, justice costs money and taxpayers are willing to pay for law and order. “Administrators are bargaining away justice. This is totally contrary to the wishes taxpayers. When it comes to the essential service of justice the govern- ment of the day is unwilling to pay the cost. Instead they are negotiating away jus- tice deals with the perpe- trators of crimes or their lawyers. This is an injustice happening with- in our justice system. It is the ulti- : mate irony.” The pendulum has swung too far in the wrong direction. As a society we need to be certain the rights of all of us are protected by our justice system. Not just the tights of the people who choose to break the law. We need not apolo- gize for imprisoning individuals in back room ~ our homes. We have the right to walk our streets. We have the right to park our cars and expect to return and find them intact. We have the right to expect the Courts will do their job und finish the task of protecting us that the police . Started. We have the right to expect that someone sentenced to custody will not be allowed to walk free and re-offend when they are sup- posed to be behind bars.’ Anything less is simply not acceptable. It is high time the indi- viduals who masquerade as our government listen to Canadians and take the action needed to fulfill their obligations. onl ; 18499 srasres + Lifetime warranty. 100% refund policy. Preferred by home owners for maximum - storage protection, offering in-home Security, Convenience & Peace of Mind.’ INCLUDES Receivership Sale — President's Court! & Luxury Condominiums 1221 Johnston Road at Buena Vista (12th Avenue), White Rock Two-bedroom and 2-bedroom and den concrete and steel luxury condominiums from 1,223 sq.ft to 2,020 sq.ft. 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