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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2015-07-08, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, July 8, 2015 www.clintonnewsrecord.com NewsCl Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. Box 39 Clinton ON NOM 1L0 (519) 482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com pn POSTMEDIA MARIE DAVID Group Advertising Director - Grey Bruce Huron Division 519376-2250 ext 514301 or 510 364-2001 ext. 531024 NEIL CLIFFORD Advertising Director neil.clifford@sunmedia.ca LAURA BROADLEY Reporter clinton.reporter@sunmedia.ca DAWN JOHNSTON Sales Representative clinton.ads@sunmedia.ca TERESA SMITH Front Office clinton.classifieds@sunmedia.ca SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 G51) 2YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52GS1) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38651) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 651) Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged but that balance of advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. In the event of a typographic error advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Ad- vertising is merely an offer to sell, and may be withdrawn at anytime. The Clinton News -Record is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproducing purposes. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES: CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 53AIbert St., Clinton ON NOM 1L0 (519)482-3443 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada �Member of the Canadian Community Ci lia Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association editorial Khadr's victims matter "I hear over and over how he's the victim, he's the child. I don't see that... The victims — the children — are my children. Not you. They're the ones hurting. You made a choice, my children had no choice." The speaker, Tabitha Speer, is referring to Omar Khadr as the one who made the choice. That's a quote from her that ran in the Toronto Sun in 2010. Khadr, Speers' emotional quote explains, is the one who chose to throw a hand grenade at Speer's husband, US Army Medic Sgt. Christo- pher Speer, in Afghanistan in 2002. Now it's time for Khadr to pay the price for his actions. At least that's the message sent last week by a U.S. judge. He awarded Speer and Layne Morris - a soldier partially blinded by Khadr's grenade throwing - $134.2 million in damages. Khadr, who is now out on parole in Canada and living at his lawyer's house, clearly doesn't have this money. He's been behind bars for all of his adult life. But he is currently suing Canadian taxpayers for $20 million, alleging that the gov- ernment violated his civil rights. It would be a cruel world indeed if Khadr become a multimillionaire and the real victims got nothing. "It's really more of a David Bloom Postmedia Network Omar Khadr speaks to the media outside his lawyer's west Edmonton home, where he will be staying after being granted parole on May 7, 2015. statement case, I think, than a desire to collect this," lawyer Laura Tanner, who represents Speer and Morris, told media. It's a good statement too. It sends the message that Khadr isn't the victim in this story. As we wrote in this space back in May: "It's reasonable to believe Khadr was mis- treated. But it's not at all reasonable to turn him into a hero." Unfortunately, some Canadians treat Khadr as a sort of symbol for the oppressed or for human rights. We don't get it. Sure, reasonable people can take issue with Guantanamo Bay and its court system. But Khadr is the wrong symbol! If you're going to pick some- one to rally behind, find someone without blood on their hands. The U.S. court ruling is a reminder to everyone that no matter what you think about Khadr's experience in the legal system, his victims matter more. - Postmedia Network LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The News Record welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and include a daytime phone number for verification purposes. Let- ters can be sent care of the Internet at clinton.news@sunmedia.ca, sent via fax at 519-482-7341 or through Canada Post care of The Editor, P.O. Box 39, Clinton, ON NOL 1LO. CLINTON NEWS RECORD — HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00 - 5:00 • TUESDAY: - CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • THURSDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • FRIDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: - CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 2:00 • PHONE 519-482-3443 • FAX: 519-482-7341 www.clintonnewsrecord.com