HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-05-25, Page 6PAG 6—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1978
Disappointed
Dear Editor:
This letter is being written
to express our disap-
pointment at the way a small
(in comparison to some very
long, long letters to the editor,
etc.) article was edited or cut
to the point where in our
•estimation it barely made
sense. We have enclosed the
original and the finished
product.
The Bahai community in
Goderich advertises on a very
regular -basis in the Signal -
Star and rarely submits an
article for publication and in
view of the paper's request
for news items it was very
discouraging to see what
happened to this one.
We read endless articles,
editorials etc. on what other
groups, religious and
otherwise are. doing in this
town and some of them are
not all that earth -shaking.
However, we do feel that
what space is given to one
should also be accorded
another.
Mankind's survivaldoes
depend on the children of the
future being able to think
globally, to foster global co-
operation, to care enough
about the peoples of the world
that they will share the
resources ofthe globe. The
Bahai representatives to the
United Nations have played a
strong role in developing the
material for the "Year of the
Child" and it should have
been accorded a little more
importance.
If you have any suggestions
on how this could be avoided
in the future we would like to
hear from you.
Yours sincerely,
The Spiritual Assembly of
the Bahai's of Goderich
Open letter
Dear Editor:
I am enclosing a copy of a
letter received from National
Health and Welfare which
might be of interest to your
subscribers.
Yours sincerely,
DEAR EDITOR
R,E. McKinley, M.P.
Huron -Middlesex
Dear Mr. McKinley:
The Canada Health Survey,
which has been developed by
my department and Statistics
Canada, will begin operations
in your constituency on June
12,
As you may know, the
purpose of the Canada Health
Survey is to meet demands
for better information .on the
health of Canadians. This
information will cover
matters such as functional
ability, use of health facilities
and various personal
characteristics affecting
health. The data collected
through the survey will be
invaluable for planning and
assessing ,programs in the
health field.
Approximately 12,000
households across Canada, or
38,000 people, will he asked to
participate in the survey
every year. Participants will
he asked to answer questions
on their health status, to fill
out a questionnaire on
aspects of their lifestyle and
to undergo certain physical
measurements which will. •be
taken by a registered nurse.
The measurements consist of
height, weight, skinfold and
blood pressure. Some par-
ticipants will also be asked to
perform a physical fitness
test arid to give a blood
sample.
Of course, all the in=
formation obtained' will be
held in strictest confidence
and will only be used for
statistical purposes. Each
respondent is free to choose
whether or not to participate
in the survey.
I hope .the information
contained in this letter will be
useful to you, should any of
your constituents have any
questions.
Yours truly,
Monique Begin
Minister of National Health
and Welfare
•
Petition near
Dear Editor,
First of all I should like
verify that I am neither a
Policeman's wife nor have 1
any relatives employed by
the Police Force but merely a
citizen concerned about the
future and present state of
my country.
I am referring to an article
published in the Kitchener-
Waterlo.o Record April 26,
1,978 regarding the Rein-
statement of Capital Punish-
ment as debated on April 25,
1978 at Eastwood Collegiate,
Kitchener, Ontario.
The article starts out with a
very questionable statement.
True there was mention at the
meeting of the possibility of a
"Stacked Deck" but it
needn't have been so.
As a committee member I
was made aware of this
meeting and was asked to
attend. From the time I was
informed of this meeting I
also made others aware and
requested their presence to
enable them to view their
unbiased opinions which in
most cases were negative
regarding the Reinstatement
of Capital Punishment.
While at.this meeting I
searched the. small crowd. of
people for these particular
people who were nowhere to,
be seen. If these people who
now feel the "deck was
stacked" had attended
perhaps it would have made a
more two sided debate.
Instead they now sit back
and complain after the debate
is over: These people are
what make up our somewhat
sad and apathetic society and
I find it somewhat appalling.
When asked why they chose
not to attend this meeting to
which they felt they had so
much to offer I was told such
answers as "I wasn't in-
vited". Well really I don't
think anyone there was issued
a personal invitation but they
were made aware and
because they cared they
attended.
There were a few people
there who expressed their
negative views and I really
wished there had been more
time to fully take 'their
statements and enlarge upon
to them. I thyself would like to
F
see more debates regarding
capital punishment.
However, if the attendance
at this meeting reflected the
apathetic attitude of the
public then more meetings
would only be a mere waste of
time for those who had
worked so hard to plan them.
I think the effort put forth
regarding the future petition
displays the seriousness
which some people feel
regarding their lives and if
others value their lives
perhaps they should take
tinie now to stand up and be
counted and get INVOLVED.
Don't just, sign your name
or refuse to until you are
really aware of the topic.
After being approached on an
adult level I would hope an
adult attitude is what these
petitioners can expect in
return. I think the question
raised at the debate regar-
ding how much we view a
human life was quite ap-
propriate. However, I think
society today must also view
their own lives as well.
I am speaking as an in-
dividual who used to hold a
night job from 11:00 p.m.. to
7:00 a.m. dealing with the
public and handling sums of
money. I was nota policeman
doing my act of duty whom
some people feel are being
paid to fear their Ifves but a
Sales Hostess who also feared
for her own life.
There were occasions when
people would jokingly (I
assumed) ask what would I
,do if they were to come in
with a gun and ask me to hand
over the money. At first I
didn't realize the seriousness
of -the situationbut when I had
time to think things over I
found I valued my own life too
highly to just stand there and
be shot for a few lousy
dollars.
If I valued my life this
much why should the life of
my "killer" be greater and
allow him the right to do "it"
again. After all I didn't want
to die so what right does a
murderer have to choose that
because he didn'•t want me to
live therefore I should die?
Upon discussing this topic
of Capital Punishment with
others they try to tell me that
they are leery allowing the
Reinstatement of Capital
Punishment which they feel
allows "too much power" to
certain people regarding
human lives. Can they
possibly be so naive not to
stop and think how much
power they are allowing these
so called "killers"? THE
RIGHT TO DO IT AGAIN! ! !
If this is the attitude society
has chosen to defend then we
shall be forced to fear life. Is
this really the way God had
intended?
Premeditated murder is
defined as being planned.
Therefore is the argument
Insanity really substantial.
Surely a person who has the
mind: to commit this type of
crime whereby the act has
been planned is fully aware of
the action's which he has done
and surely we should regard
such a plea as a mere excuse.
Are excuses to be allowed for
the mere non-existence of a
human life??
Should ane innocent person
be found dead, "JUST
BECAUSE"?
If society is geared to this
type of thinking I fear the murderers why not then the
amount of 'justice and people who create jobs which
protection we can count upon in fact endanger and in some
in order that we may walk our,. -eases kill a human life.
streets feeling confident with Perhaps some•might feel that
our lives.
not this is indeed a murder.
I am concerned with a However, I feel that these are
in fact accidental killings and
in a lot of cases safer safety
measures could probably
have omitted many of these
such killings.
How do we enforce safer
safety measures fdr the life of
a policeman?
He is_ the one person who
has chosen to protect the
innocent. Their main concern
being justice and protection
to the public: Is it really fair
The Kink, played by Yvonne S innett, begs for the return of his hair after & band of gypsies
stole the wig in a scene from The White Gypsy, an operetta performed Thursday and
Friday evening by the students of St. Joseph's Separate School in Kingsbridge, The Kink
was joined by two spies Jackie Van Osch and Cathy Chisholm, in a plot to dethrone the
King. (photo by Jeff Seddon)
die.
When convicted of 1st
degree murder a person is
given a chance to prove.their
innocence. The evidence to
convict these people is such
that warrants them to be
arrested in the first place and
surely a carefully selected
chosen jury of people are
adult enough to take into
consideration all evidence
before they decide whether
this person has actually
committed the alleged
crime. After all they too are
human.
And thus, the argument
that if we believe in killing
lot of statistics which
although proved to be im-
pressive also were statistics
from the past. • Society
changes with progress • and
todays increasing crimes are
committed due - to today's
stress and way of living and
punishment for such crimes
should be based upon today:
methods. With the rein-
statement of Capital Punish-
ment I am not asking that the
convicted person be hung. , and just to take away the
right to enforce this justice
and protection they are trying
to provide to make this a
better and safe place in which
our children will grow up and
live in?
niore humane. Really when you stop to
As you can see I'm not for think about it the people who
violence but justicefor a believe in Capital . Punish -
crime committed. I don't ment are . only, thinking
think it is up to an individual seriously about the future and
to decide themselves who has can not help but find that they
the right to live and who shall really are concerned about
Using today's methods
animals are put away with a
needle. Perhaps it is not as
violent as being killed by
brutal force but nonetheless I
feel it suits the crime ,and is
ANK GUS
innocent children and human
lives
Patricia A. Habel
--A Committee member
to reinstate
Capital Punishment.
812 King St. West,
Apt. 309,
Kitcl,e,ner, Ont.
Editor's Note: ,.
The committee of which
Ms. Habel is a member, will
be circulating a petition in
this area. The foregoing letter
is to acquaint this community
with the facts as the corn-
mittee sees them.
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