HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-11-04, Page 5A danger to society
Dear Editor,
I feel murderers should be declared a
danger to society and should therefore be
locked up away from society forever,
without day passes or the possibility of
parole for the rest of their life.
When the death penalty was in effect and
was imposed on a convicted murderer, it
not only set an example to other would-be
murderers but it removed such a person
from our society forever and gave the
public some sense of security.
Since the death penalty has been abolish-
ed, the murderer has nothing to lose. They
can rape, rob, torture and murder and the
only sentence that can be imposed on them
is a 'life sentence'....25 years with day
passes and time off for good behavior.
Then they are out in society to do it all over
again.
According to the news on a local radio
station, 130 such murders have occured
since 1975. That is far too many to be
classified as isolated cases. It's time some
positive action was taken to change the
penal system.
Where is our protection froiTY ' hese
murderers/ ,,-,,,
These murderers have sho n no
remorse; but certainly proven by their ac-
tions that they have no intention of chang-
ing their way of life. They will not hesitate
to murder and rob to take what they want
from society.
It is time the penal syatem was changed
to deal more harshly with these criminals
and put them away forever.
When a person commits murder, they
automatically 'give up their civil rights.
They don't consider the civil rights of the
person they have murdered.
At the moment, our judicial system does
not protect us from these known criminals.
I demand a change to keep these convicted
murderers off our streets and out of
society.
This letter has been circulated as an ap-
peal to the public for their support and has
been sent to Hon. Ray Hnatyshyn, The
Minister of Justice; Prime Minister
Mulroney; M.P., Gordon Taylor; Chair-
man of the Justice ommittee, David
Daubney; M.P. Joe Clark; and The Hon.
Jamos Kelleher, Soh for General.
If you agree with these views and would
like to support this cause, please write or
call any of the above mentioned or your
respective M.P. or M.L.A.
Yours Truly,
Elsie Mackey
To the editor :
The Canadian Medical Association
(CMA) believes that the health of Cana-
dians would be improved by speedy
passage by Parliament of Bill C-51, the
Tobacco Products Control Act. The Bill, in-
troduced last spring by the Hon. Jake Epp,
Minister of National Health and Welfare,
would eliminate advertising of tobacco
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products and introduce other measures to
reduce smoking.
There is no doubt in the minds of physi-
cians that smoking, that is responsible for
more than 35,000 deaths every year, is the
leading cause of preventable death and
disease in Canada. The CMA which sup-
ports efforts to eradicate this killer, has
asked Canada's 56,000 physicians to con-
tact their MPs to voice their support for
Bill C-51 as a citizen and as a health care
professional.
While I believe it is the responsibility of
the medical profession to show leadership
on this important health issue, I think
every Canadian should express their opi-
nion oi) Bill C-51 to their elected represen-
tatives. I urge readers to join the doctors
of Canada and make their views on pro-
hibiting tobacco advertising known to their
MP and this newspaper. Information on
who your MP is, the correct address and
telephone number is available by calling
the toll-free number. 1-800-267-3800.
Yours truly,
Dr. Athol L. Roberts
President,
Canadian Medical Assoe.
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