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INQUIRING REPORTER:
is the Young Offenders
Act too lenient

with violent youths?

OM OCT. 17, 1993, the News pub-
lished an Inquiring Reporter by
Robyn Brown in which West
Vancouver resident~ Sebastian
Burns commented on a question
concerning violent crimes commit-
ted by young people. .

Nine months. later, police in
Bellevue, Washington, say, Burns...
took a baseball bat and beat to
death three members. of a former
North Vancouver family.

@ Weekly Real Estate’
listings: . er 29 — 56

“S83 Creating happy
havens for kids: _

4 & & Yes. Absolving a
criminal of responsibility:
Pertierra an ato ; aa ei it * simply because of their age
“M lateriront bars Pe a ‘ ns a! ee 7 ete i Ta .. begins to interfere with soci-
“@ Little League boys | pe ae a : ae ally: ety’s right to live peacefully
of summer in as an | Pook ecemeraett i Oi aes cr cae = Sa fae a Ae without the threat. of violent. "
: ; : NEWS photo Paul McGrath i fe

‘crime. A violent person is;

Budgie bother . | a _ still substantially dangerous.

WEST VANCOUVER senior Cynthia Wilson worries that her budgie’s next flight aa. egar dless of how old

may be to the SPCA. Wilson, who has limited use of her right arm, depends on gov- th
ernment-funded housekeepers to clean Fred’s cage. However, under a new policy, : tney are.
‘public tunds will no longer pay for the cleaners. $ See story on page 4: ;

- Sebastian Burns

Cypress Bowl economic
future examined.

TWO NORTH Vancouver men accused of. Triple mu rder. suspects

.three grisly _ murders ‘in’ Bellevue,

Washington, remain in jail until their, next» yywere honor students

a court appearance. on Aug. 14,

at West Van secondary.

ae eceneernernnnenamrnmasncmcecmnccenen: honor students will remain in jailin Vancouver until
, News Reporter : a : their next court appearaice for a bail hearing.
ve : Burns: and Rafay. were charged Monday with mi ;
: Atif Rafay. 19, and his friend.’ Sebastian Bumis,:... three counts of premeditated , aggravated murder. i in . ATIF. RAFAY... “.. he “gazed” ;
20, face an extradition hearing in B.C. Supreme - re -* pemusedly at the’ petty strug- ‘
Court. The former West Vancouver secondary school oo ae co See Baseball page 3 gles. of those around him wee.

By Anna Marie D'Angelo