80% for capital punishment Dear Editor: Judging from the letters to newspapers and magazines, printed articles and discus- sions on open-line radio, law and order appears to be high on the list of citizens’ con- cerns. It is stated that 80% of Canadians want to see Capital Punishment for first degree murder reinstated. It is difficult for most to comprehend, in real terms, the horrendous cost of the Naijonal Debt or the politi- cians responses to the unem- ployment level and the infla- tion rate. We understand, all too well though, when we hear of repeat dangerous and violent criminals continuing down their destructive path, having been legally released Driven away by bad kids Dear Editor: I would hke to give a big pat on the back to A. Hunter for his/her very true accoun- ting of unruly, disruptive children in shopping malls. Because of these kids I now do my shopping at the corner grocery stores. It costs more, but it’s worth it by not having them around. To begin with, shopping carts are, for most kids, a plaything, and they make the most of it with another kid standing in them. They bang into the back of people’s legs, they swerve, change directions and cut in front of anybody who hap- pens to be in their way. Then there are the tantrum throwers, emitting ecar- piercing screams because they can’t have something = or other. They handle foodstuffs and other = mer- chandise with ther grubby little fingers and there isn’t a parent in sght. These parents are shirking their respon. sitilities. Then they have the colossal gall to get very indig- nant when anyone dares [o cmmeize their little angels To them, | say “‘Wake up and smell the coffee ° N. Thomas North Vancouver The corner store is not for liquor Dear Editor Accolades to City © ouncil of West Vancouver for ther avant garde decision to op pose the sale of alcoholic beverages in commer stores Should Victoria invest moncy in posters outhning the devastanon of alcohol and conveniently post them in Rquor stores to replace “Cheers (hiquor recipe booklict by Prov Grov't ), this would be something panative for a change (Mrs_) Fisie Kozah North Vancouver from prison to serve their re- maining sentence on Man- datory Supervision. The most gruesome and _ senseless massacre /eceiving recent publicity, in Brandon Manitoba, again raises the questions: How? Why? The then Solicitor General Jean Pierre Goyer has fre- quently been quoted from his statement to Parliament, Oct. 7, 1971: ‘‘We_ have decided from now on to stress the re-habilitation of individuais rather than the safety of society.’’ Many of us believe that today we are suffering the consequences of that philosophy. It is therefore very distress- ing to realize that Prime Minister Turner was the Justice Minister at that time. Dear Editor: lt gets worse and worse! Why are some women so militant and belligerent? | often get the feeling that they are not so much opposing male positions as fighting the fact that they are females. Yet — paradoxically — most of them enjoy being womanly and feminine when it suits them. The Aug. IS debate bet- ween the three national party leaders was a ludicrous idea. All it proved was that these ‘Status of Women’’ people are themselves grossly are Guaranteed Investment Certificates from the Bank of British Columbia Mortgage Corporation This is an investment in the West that’s guaranteed to work hard for you: Certificates are available in various terms up to five years Your options mnelude As Minister of Justice from July 1968 until January 1972, he introduced a bill in June 1970 that was passed March 22/71 as ‘‘The Bail Reform Act.’’? It made major and controversial amendments to The Criminal Code. In early 1971 Justice Minister Turner established The Law Reform Commission. This permanent body has since then been responsible for reviewing and recommending to _ Parlia- ment, through the Justice Minister, the changes to our laws. In the June 18, 1984 issue of Maclean’s Magazine, John Turner, candidate for the leadership of The Liberal Party of Canada is quoted regarding his views on the issue of Capital Punishment: Form ‘status of men’ group discriminatory. They show little concern for members of the opposite sex or the various ethnic groups. The famous quote ‘‘for the female of the species is more deadly than the male’’ is be- ing proved more correct every day! If all the women’s organizations would channel their efforts to restoring the economy and reducing the deficit, everyone would benefit — women, men and children. Right now these groups seem blinded to the fact that discrimination is ‘*Personally I oppose it and. would not want to reopen the debate in Parliament.”’ The New Democratic Party openly state that they are op- posed to Capital Punish- ment, and few candidates of any party even mention their stand on the issue of safety and justice. Are any of these potential Members of Parliament go- ing to speak to a problem that we are told concerns 80% of Canadians, and then if elected act on their behalf? Let us hope so, for surely it has been proven, through many tragedies, that the 1971 philosophy is an injustice to society. Fred Bodnaruk Chairman North Shore CUSJ rampant against others — not just women — and the unemployment situation § is also. being enjoyed(?) by men. 1 prefer to align myself with ‘‘people of the whole”’ I’m not interested in becom- ing a separatist in amy sense of the word. 1 think men should begin now to form a ‘‘Status of Men Commission’’. It. will soon be sorely needed! 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