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Editorial
Protecting
privacy
of murderer is
unacceptable
It's been a strange week in the annals of
Canadian justice.
The Canadian public hds learned that, finally,
after 15 years, the culprit in the brutal rape and
murder of Lynda Shaw, an engineering student
at the University of Western Ontario, has been
identified.
Except, the police opted not reveal the name
of the deceased suspect. The reason? Privacy
concerns.
One can only hope the police service is using
this defence as a clever ruse to flush out more
tips to lead them to what is presumably another
suspect in the case. Otherwise, the entirely ugly
incident and overdue findings reveal there is
something tragically wrong with Canada's justice
system.
Most obvious, of course, is the fact the
convicted murderer was known to be in a
halfway house after being paroled following a
paltry sentence of 12 years for two murders —
one of whom was a police officer, which is an
offence that at one time carried the death
rtt3nalty and in wiser jurisdictions, a mandatory
li!c sentence.
I ondon police say the man was not a suspect
in the Shaw murder because his case history
had included murders but not sexual assault
if the two are somehow mutually exclusive?
Sadly, in this case, the facts about Shaw's last
hours are well known. The public knows how
she was hunted like an animal, brutally attacked
and then burned like refuse.
Understandably, the Shaw case enrages
victims rights advocates. After all, every savage
detail is known about the indignities suffered by
the late Shaw. A woman, unknown to the
perpetrator, who had her whole life ahead of her.
Meanwhile, her sadistic killer would have
rested with his privacy intact if not for a leak to
the major daily newspapers. In short, the public
would be left to grapple with the irrational claim
by authorities that it would be unjust to report a
convicted murderer is a murderer.
It is often understood in media circles that one
cannot defame a dead person so one must ask
how it came to pass that the person responsible
for this deed goes unnamed even in the afterlife.
This incident also highlights the importance of
media in a democratic country. It is a strange
world indeed where a murderer's right to privacy
trumps the public's right to know about him.
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( )pinion
Car burg ary eaves owners
wondering at senseless thefts
To the Editor,
My husband and 1 are the
proud owners of a 1993
Hyundai Sonata - it is not
our dream car, but it gets us
from A to B. The other
morning, as my husband
hopped in the car to head to
work, he discovered that we
had been burglarized...well
sort of.
After inspecting the
contents of our vehicle, we
discovered there were two
items missing - the face
plate to our radio (a $60
investment), and our cell
phone adapter - our guess is
that the "street value" of
these items is about $15. I
can picture it now - the
thief emerges from the
vehicle and runs in to the
street hollering "victory is
mine!"
Come on...what were you
thinking? What are you
going to do with the
faceplate - hang it on a
chain around your neck, or
attach it to your belt
buckle? And the phone
adapter - I do hope you
have a cell phone and a car
to make use of it.
Perhaps to assist you in
your quest for stolen goods,
we could leave our car
doors open at night and
place a screw driver and
wrench on the seat, maybe
then you'll be able to steal
something of value and at
least my husband and I will
be able to make a robbery
claim with the police.
Should you decide to
grace us with your presence
again, we will be sure to
leave our garden gnome in
the driveway - feel free to
take him with you to keep
you company during your
crime spree!
Lisa Harper
Seaforth
Readers puzzled by St. James'
decision to reject Fr. Hurdle
To the Editor,
I have a couple of comments about an article in your
newspaper on Aug 3, entitled "Hurdle will not serve
Seaforth..."
I don't understand the motives of the Seaforth Advisory
Board of St. James Catholic Church. With the shortage of
priests in this area, they rejected the services of Fr. Hurdle.
He may not have been in the best of health yet was willing
to take on the duties of three parishes. Are there medical
doctors on that board that made this decision over the
wishes of Bishop Fabbro?
Board member Lou Maloney said he's "probably too
sick to serve. He said: I'm not running the guy down."
Well, Mr. Maloney, what do you call this? Is this the
compassion we should show to everyone, especially our
priests?
We often attended masses at St. Justin's in London. Fr.
Rick was not visibly ill, and had no trouble saying the
masses there, which seems to confirm what Bishop Fabbro
said, "it was in the priest's best interest not to put him in
the almost poisoned environment that was created there."
How sad.
Sincerely,
Ed and Bette Turnbull
RR #1
Bayfield, On.
Politicians should be sued if waits
for medical care cause death
To the Editor,
The recent Supreme
Court decision regarding
health care raises
significant opportunities
for persons forced into
unreasonably long waits
for medical care. They
should sue the politicians
who prevent private
enterprise medical service.
Politicians control our
government-sponsored
health care service
funding. Therefore,
politicians control the
quantity of government-
sponsored health care
service available.
Politicians also refuse to
allow private health care
service to compete with
public health care.
Persons that are required
to wait several months on
treatment for painful or
potentially life threatening
illness should blame
politicians for the wait.
Persons whose loved ones
die because medical care
was provided too late to
reverse their illness should
blame politicians for their
bereavement. They should
sue them in a court of law,
seeking redress for their
loss.
The suit should be
directed at the politicians
personally, not at the
government they control.
Why should taxpayers
protect a politician's
ideology? If politicians
won't provide health care
when its needed and won't
permit anyone else to
provide the necessary
service, surely they must
bear responsibility for the
results.
Sue the rascals!
Sincerely,
Gordon Hill
Varna, Ont.
Farmers' market at Victoria Park
attracts 500 patrons in 1980
AUGUST 27,1880
It is rumoured that the
members of St. James
Catholic Church are
negotiating for the purchase
of the handsome residence of
Thomas Coventry for the use
of their pastor.
The fishermen in Bayfield
took their nets ashore on
Saturday and will not fish any
more this season.
A.W. Sloan was returning
home to Blyth during the bad
storm on Tuesday night and
was struck by lightning
somewhere in the eye area
stunning him. He is better but
still feels the effect of the
shock.
On Tuesday last Messrs
Thompson and McEwan
threshed on the farm of James
Dallas over 700 bushels of
grain in nine hours.
AUGUST 25, 1905
About 9:30 last Friday
night while threshing was
going on at the farm of Geo.
Lawrence, Mitchell, Louis
Miller 20, was drawn into the
machine and instantly killed.
He was feeding peas at the
time.
A large number of the
young people of Tuckersmith
In the Years ALfont'
and Hibbert intend taking in
the cheap trip to the west on
September 2nd.
The summer carnival gotten
up by the Athletic clubs of
the town on Wednesday last,
was decided success. It was
held in Case's grove which
made an ideal spot for such
an event.
The local millers and grain
dealers complain that farmers
do not properly clean their
grain before bringing it to
market.
The White Star Line of
Detroit will this year run a
fall excursion fom Goderich
to Detroit for one dollar.
AUGUST 29, 1910
Our councillor McKay had
a narrow escape from a
serious accident last Saturday
evening when his car skidded
on the noted sharp turn on the
North Road, three miles from
Seaforth. No one was hurt
except a severe shake up but
the car is minus the top,
where it struck a telephone
pole. This is the 6th car that
took in the ditch at that bad
curve this season.
The anual Flower Show of
the Brucefield Horticultural
Society which was to have
been held the first week of
September is withdrawn
owing to the dry season.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1955
Water shot 20 feet into the
air when oil drillers struck a
well 140 feet into the ground
on the farm of Prank Nolan
last week. Drillers believe the
well is one of the largest
water outlets discovered in
this area.
Widely known district
resident and Dublin
postmaster David McConnell,
87, died at his home in
Dublin early Sunday
following a prolonged illness.
Authur S. Bolton of Dublin
has been appointed assistant
agricultural representative in
Huron County.
Faced with an estimated
deficit of $2,200 as a result of
the stifling hot weather which
existed during the Old Boys
Reunion celebration, the
association will ask
guarantors for $15 each.
Guarantors had signed for an
amuont not exceding $25
each.
AUGUST 28,1980
Seaforth's town council
chambers were packed and
overflowing Monday night as
local businessmen and
concerned citizens sought
council's endorsement for a
Business Improvement Area
(BIA).
After a two and a half hour
meeting which included a
presentation by the BIA
Study group, and a question
and answer period, the
council voted its approval
with only one dissenting vote
from reeve John Flannery.
Seaforth Optimists, in
cooperation with the local
police department plan to put
their Block Parent program
into effect here shortly after
school begins.
Seaforth's Saturday market
at Victoria Park was an
incredible success, said
recreation director Bryan
Peter. A total of 14 booths
selling fresh vegetables,
baking, flowers, quilts, craft
items and paintings attracted
400 to 500 local patrons.
Ron & Dave
for cryin' out loud..,. ��b�metaphors
It's only a comic about for "Left -Wing
two kids growing Lberai weenier
up in the sixties!
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