Dear Editor:

Jread, with interest, Noel Wright's condemnation of the Internet on Feb,
22, “Going Bonkers.”

Before joining the Internet fast December, | was alse under the impres-
sion dit the Imernet was strictly for computer nerds Gmysell) having been
sa computer nerd since 1967),

However, hamiazes me now to discover the diversity of inforntion and
topics available —- almost tothe paint of being ceteetic.

Ehave found tons of stuff on skiing, banjo music, My wife bas found
stuffon quilting. And we've only just began to scratch the surface,

Vd advise you to get the book The faterner Yellow Pages and tave a
browse. Kt will change your mind.

Your impression of hooks inhabiting evberspace is a popular myth. |
haven't seen any, but then againg Min not poking around in the Usegroaup
areas with obviously kooky names.

Hey. its no different from real life. Uf you fear certain elements of sovi-
ety, don’t go near where they hang out.

Don't our mothers tell us to stay away from strangers’? [think the
_Internet kooks pretty well stay to themselves,

As. for pomography, that too is an overblown topic. Most Internet
providers refuse to copy the sex topic Usenet areas.

The Web sites that carried porn have been shut down since the universi-
ties that funded the computers have banned the material.

fF don’t think you could find any porn on the Internet if you tried. It
would be easier to go to your focal video store instead,

As for advertising, | think it's too carly te tell how that will affect the
Internet.

Check out Wimsey, B.C.’s premier laternet provider.

‘To place a one-page business ad (or more specifically, a World Wide
Web) home page on the Internet costs a minimum of $500 per month and
couid go as high as $5,000 per raonth depending on the number of Internet
users looking at the information.

Eric Waddell
North Vancouver

| Some senior sensitivity
training meeded im WW

“Dear Editor: in West Vancouver, and recently
“Should © the. seniors of West found themselves unwanted when

“Vancouver be grateful to Coun. needing care.

_” Andy Danyliu for trying to protect’ Gambling affects all ages. It is
i them from spending their pensions insulting for seniors to be singled
‘on video-lottery gambling, or. out by Danyliu; perhaps some

“offended by his assumption. that . members of council also need sen-'

they would?, : sitivity training as do lawyers and
"Many seniors are struggling to judges. ;
. ‘live independently on -their pen-. June Cherry. .:

sions, hoping to live out their lives West Vancouver

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justice
system

Dear Editor:

bam very concerned ahout
people who have connmtted
violent offences only getling a
few years in prison, if that is
what you can ntl some of the
institutions.

A person who commits a
Violent offence such its first
degree murder or rape should
at least get a life sentence.

People who commit sexual
assault or who are known sex
offenders should) be put
through treatment before they
are fet out of prison,

Wothey refuse (eaten! in
prison, they should not be
released.

The Melanie Carpenter
case is a good example of how
bad our system really is.

Her suspected killer was in
jail for violent sex offences
prior to his horrendous crime,
He was a known sex offender,

He refused treatment in prison’

and they gave him his freedom
anyway.

lam glad to see the back-
lash that is starting. The courts
are Starting to toughen up a lit-
Ue more.

I believe the average per-
son is becoming angry about
violent crimes and what
appears to be a lenient justice
system in Canada. The
Reform party has a policy that
a full sentence should be
served. by a person found
guilty, with no early parole. I
believe that if Reform party
leader Preston Manning was
to be elected prime minister,
many of these Problems would
be solved. a
Jeremy Turnill -,

North Vancouver

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