THE NEWS pulsates with crime-related horror stories. And people now realize that our brainless method of dealing with violent crimi- nals has been yet another dismal failure. Hence the national rage.

Small wonder that patience is * exhausted. Take the case of the two un-named youths in Burnaby accused of attacking a postman — ‘un-named because fools have stipu- ~ fated it wouldn’t be nice to identify them,

A witness testified that one of them kept on kicking the man in the _ face while ‘the other wrestled with him. It was as if he was kicking a football, she said. He would take two full strides with each kick and - “it was sickening.” In giving this evidence she burst into tears at the thought of it. _

_ Thevictim of this alleged atroci- ty had’seen these teenagers and oth- ‘ers vandalizing a house and had tried to catch one. ~He.was left with a severed j jaw,

mashed nose, nerve damage to his face and severe bruising.

' He spent nine days in hospital,

“ tequired plastic surgery, had steel - plates implanted in his jaw and was off work for five months, |

“What do you do with monsters

. — of any age — who do things like “that?

Today’s wisdom has it that if. they are juveniles they are givena ‘good talking to, or are sent toa: group home where they can go out

“ and steal. cars at night.

they are adult, they can end up in minimum security prisons from which they ire able to walk out and rape and kill. Or they get early parle

That's the conventional approach, But | propose the uncan- ventional sort. Let's call it the on ss

HONEA SGG. ue YOU Must have hei, thes don’t go for that kind of nonsense, As Michael Fay discov- ered, they believe in a judicious number of whacks on the backside administered by a martial arts expert. And Fay wasn't even a vio- lent offender,

What a sighin’ and a sobbin’ there was over his sad fate! The hippy president of the U.S. deplored it, Lady columnists of both sexes wept in print.

But we may be sure of one thing: young Mr. Fay won't vandal- ize any more cars. Not in Singapore, anyway.

{tis interesting to compare the crime statistics of Lost Angeles with those of Singapore. Both cities have populations of about 3.5 mil- lion, but according to the South China Morning Post that’s where the comparisons end.

In 1993, Lost Angeles had 1,100 murders, Singapore 58; Lost Angeles had 1,855 rapes, Singapore 80; Lost Angeles 39,227 rabberies, Singapore 1,008. And so on.

Most of the mystics who pass themselves off as criminologists pay no attention to such details.

Having imbibed the dogmas of neo-Marxism, they believe that crime is a consequence of the envi- ronment, not the will of the individ- ual,

We must therefore be kind to criminals, who all had bad daddies or something.

Enter Link Byfield, columnist for B.C. Report magazine.

Link says he is a moderate con- servative and that we should approach crime with a more open, liberal mind. Well, having read his column on the subject, Isecond the motion.

The truly liberal mind is of course not to be confused with the iruly stupid mind. Having an open mind, he believes in bringing back the lash andthe cane. -.

For what has their absence brought us? Nothing but more trou- ble. Old ladies being mugged and raped, Violent criminals laughing at the law. Victims not being given

Fee tag,

the.satisfaction of knowing that jus--

Do | feel completely comfortable with my current arrangement?

To help you with these questions, you are invited - toa very special meeting concerning retirement income.

WHEN?

Friday, May 27, 1994.

12:30 p.m. sharp!

WHERE? Seniors Activity Centre 695 - 21st Street West Vancouver

RSVP only.

Please call 844-5716 and we will be happy to reserve a seat for you.

tive has been done,

Link has a cousin in New York, which is even more crime-ridden than Lost Angeles. But the cousin doesn’ tagree with flogging.

He says that upon conviction, the authorities should take violent criminals out on the street, break their legs, and let them crawl away free.

Flogging wouldn't lay them up for several months, you see, Leg- breaking, on the other hand, would render them immobile for a long time at minimal cast to the tixpay- ers.

it would also give them time to contemplate their alternatives,

Repeat offences would fead to (heir being put out of action perma- nesitly.

In other words, they would be “topped” — as the British used lo say before they too went fi-fi and

66 Flogging wouldn't lay them up for several months,

you see. Leg-breaking, on the other hand, would render them immobile for a lor

time .... 99

abolished capital punishment.

Link came to the conclusion that both methods should be tried out.

“We need a pilot program ... We would lush one group of convicts, leg-break a comparable group, and then examine their recidivism against that of the general prison population.

“Ef leg-breaking or lashing works better, let’s shift our rehabili- lative strategy accordingly. If they both failed, well at least we tried.”

Of one thing we may be sure. Either method would lead to fewer savages, young or old, using peo- ple’s heads as footbails.

Rates on Government of Canada Treasury Bills are up substantially.

Now is the time to take advantage of this oppor- tunity. Treasury Bills have the following features:

* 100% Government Guarantee

* Cashable any time

* 30, 60, 90,180 and 1 year terms

* No fees or commissions

* Higher rates than Term Deposits

For Today's Best Rates Call: JOHN NELSON Monday to Friday 7 am to 5 pm

661-7490

ScotialicLeod

eet noted? rite eet y Sap cash ype

Wednesday, May 18, 1994 North Shore News -

KEN BAXTER

LAWYER 24 Years Experience

LONSDALE QUAY NORTH VANCOUVER

988-6321

cus Tom BEDSPREADS, TRACKS AND VALANCES

Labour $8.50 per panel unlined, $9.50 fined.

CUSTOM DRAPERIES & BLINDS» ’ At low, low prices. - For FREE Estimates

call 987-2966. (Ask about Seniors’ Discounts) Serving the North Shore for 23 years

Demographic changes and cultural shifts have given women more financial power. Women, in fact, are the fastest growing group of investors and have an increasing desire to educate and inform themselves.

Join me for an eciucational!, four part series on personal money management for women including:

@ Five steps to financial independence

® Portfolio management strategies

@ Retirement and estate planning

Tax planning

@ Balancing risk and reward through asset allocation

PERSONAL MONEY MANAGEMENT FOR WOMEN Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Beginning June 7th for four weeks. Cost: $60 per person. West Vancouver Library, New Meeting Room 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

To register or for more information, call Heather Atkinson

640-6516

7 BLUE CHIP THINKING and WOMEN AND WEALTH are trademarks of Midland Walwyn Capital Inc.

BLUE CHIP THINKING™