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These opinions and the solutions proposed often conflict, but there is one observation that is often made, and that is: our entire criminal code seems to be doing very little to retard the spread of crime, Indeed, it has been stated that our penal institutions are "institutions for higher lear- ning," where a novice criminal can learn from older, more hardened, more experienced criminals how to become more proficient in their "profession of crime." With the rise in the crime rate and the boldness of the modern criminal, almost everyone agrees something must be done. Perhaps the reinstatement of capital punishment is the beginning of the reforms that seem to be needed. The Bible has a good deal to say about crime, the law, and punish- ment. Exodus 21:12 states: "He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death," It would perhaps profit our lawmakers and those in authority to carefully study this entire section of scripture, Exodus 20- 23. As for corporal punishment in schools, I believe this question is entirely different from the first, because here we are dealing with our children and not with criminals. Wherever children gather, there usually arises an occasion for discipline. There are far more effective methods of discipline than the strap. I would take a dim view of any one spanking my children without my knowledge and consent. ' Mr. Tupling: Capital punishment is a dead issue in Canada today. There hasn't been an execution in the last ten years, and it is highly probable that the federal cabinet would commute any death sentence handed down in the foreseeable future, regardless of the wording of the law. Rightly or wrongly, the general con- sensus of the people is that capital punishment is barbaric, and no part of an enlightened society of the future. Frankly when the issue first became prominent, I was not on the side of repeal. I felt that capital punishment served a useful purpose as a deterrent, and that the dangers of repeal were greater than the danger of barbarism inherent in capital punishment. At the time I was living in Essex county, and I was able to compare the murder rate in Windsor, which had the death penalty, with that in Detroit, which did not. The comparison didn't say much for the wisdom of those who advocated abolition. Since then, however, I have come to believe that the capital punishment issue is irrelevant to the question of public order. Canada has a relatively low murder rate because we are a relatively non-violent society. It is obvious from watching the favourite imported T.V. programs that the United States is saturated with the philosophy of violence. Violence has become the accepted American way of life, both for the Christian and for the non-Christian, and it is assumed that the gun is the great leveller. In thee, 0 Gun, I put my trust. In such an at- mosphere the issue of capital punishment becomes academic, because every man insists on his right to carry a gun, and use it in self-defence, The question for Canadians, then, is not whether we shall return to capital punish- ment, but how we can avoid the atmosphere of violence which paralyzes law and order in the United States today. This becomes increasingly difficult with the deluge of programs of violence flooding the T.V. market today. My personal feeling today is that capital punishment is degrading. It degrades the judge who must hand down the sen- tence. It degrades the hangman, who must carry it out. Above all, it degrades society, which puts itself on the same level as the murderer, and proclaims an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. In the middle years of the Nineteenth Century, public executions were popular in Canada. We would not stomach such savagery today, but why sweep it all under the rug in a secret act of revenge? No, let's forget the issue, and set our minds to the task of creating the Just Society that Pierre Trudeau was proclaiming in 1968. With,_ regard to corporal punishment in the schools, I have not yet settled the issue in my own mind, I can see arguments on both sides of the fence. As a former teacher, I sympathize with the position of the teachers in Middlesex who opposed the abolition of the strap. Schools cannot be expected to use ideal methods in dealing with children who come from home en- vironments that are less than ideal. If parents do not teach children respect for authority, how can the poor teacher be expected to control the situation in the class-room? The people arguing against corporal punish- ment are not themselves teachers or administrators. Generally speaking, they are university-trained idealists who are pursuing a currently popular line, not because it gives lip service to freedom and the right of the individual to control his own destiny. The logic of this position has never been proven; it is simply taken on faith. On the other hand, I have to recognize that the Middlesex Separate School Board has banned the strap for some time now, apparently without any ill effects. If it will work for the R.C.'s, it should work for the rest of us. Is it true that. corporal punishment is degrading? Does it degrade the teacher as well as the pupil. Are there other methods of discipline equally effective? Maybe there are. Maybe it is possible to control a classroom without ultimate recourse to the strap as a deterrent. Frankly, I don't know. But if the vast majority of Middlesex Public School teachers think otherwise, their view should be respected by the Board, Frankly, I should not want to be a teacher, and have my hands tied in this arbitrary manner. I have seen what goes on in some of the classrooms of today, and I do not like all that I see. If children are not taught respect for authority at home and they are not taught it at school, where will they get it? And if they do not learn respect for authority, what kind of society can we foresee for the future? How can we have a just society, if every man becomes his own authority? I throw out the questions, and leave the answers to the future. How do you view certain television advertising such as those advocating liquor and undergarments? Mr. Tupling: Frankly:I think that many TAT. commercials are remarkably clever, and that in some cases they are more interesting than the programs which they in- terrupt. T.V. advertising reflects very closely the unspoken wants and needs of the listener, and gives him a feeling of iden- tification with the world in which he lives. He sees in the com- mercial those things which he wants to see, and identifies with the organization that is trying to make the sale. Volkswagen and Toyota commercials are examples of advertising that tickles the imagination of, the listener, and helps him to identify with the product. I would say that T.V. ad- vertising is neither moral nor immoral, but amoral in purpose and effect. It quite frankly ex- ploits the needs and wants and hopes of the listener, and if the latter is wise he will realize that he is quite frequently being played for a sucker, in order to fill the pockets of the station and the sponsoring firm. Personally, I am: very wary of any claims that are made on T.V. I do not assume that they are false, but neither do I assume that they are true. I presume the same ap- proach would be valid to ad- vertising in the local newspaper. Naturally, the advertiser is going to present his message in the most attractive way possible, and he is not going to stress anything that puts his product in a bad light. The Listerine commercials are an example of the ability to deal with this aspect of ad- vertising in an effective way. They appear to be admitting a fault, but they are in reality extolling it as a virtue. I think the problem of ad- vertising, in whatever medium, is basically a matter of good taste. It is not good taste for a liquor firm to sponsor a program on drug abuse which ignores the alcohol problem. It is not good taste for Pierre Berton to be sponsored by American affiliates when his interviewee is Tom Connors, At least it is highly ironic. It is not in my opinion, good taste for the C.B.0 to continue to advertise cigarettes when the Minister of Health is on record as to their danger, or to accept brewery advertising while plugging the dangers of drugs. As for underwear advertising, I see no evidence of bad taste there. Maybe I just haven't been wat- ching the right commercials,. I am much more concerned with the raw taste of the modern film industry. Mr. Rees: There has been so much displayed on television that the ads for liquor and undergarments seem very mild in comparison. When scenes from prime Canadian drama show naked men and women, an ad for un- dergarments is hardly shocking. The most distressing thing about television advertising is the message that is often used that seems to say people must use certain products to succeed, be accepted as part of the "in" crowd, or be more desirable. The beer ads seem to be based on the premise thateveryone drinks,and if a person doesn't drink a certain brew, he is just not "with it." Someone once said that the literature of a society indicated the intelligence and character of that society. If television were to be used as an indication of the character and intellegence of our society, we would be depicted as a generation that was obsesse-J with lust and devoted to con- suming as much liquor as possible. If this is the case, we need to call upon God for forgivness and the Lord Jesus Christ to deliver us from our sins. Statistics show more people suffering from nervous break- downs each year. In your opinion what is the cause, and what is the answer? Mr. Rees: I suppose there are many reasons linked to a nervous breakdown, A very simple definition of nervous breakdown is: the inability to function in the face of the needs and problems of life. Lack of security, loss of con- fidence, hope and courage, mental and spiritual attitude, circumstances and events in life, one's background, and certainly the stress and strain of our competitive system of life could all be factors in a nervous break- down. The answer for this problem is no more simple than the cause. A person who has suffered a net. vous breakdown needs coun- selling and guidance to get his attitude and mental faculties realigned. He needs help to regain his hope, confidence and courage to face life. But perhaps if such a person had examined his values and priorities in the first place, he would not have allowed himself to be worked up to the place where he was a candidate for a nervous breakdown, As a minister, I believe that there is a preventive measure anyone can take if they so desire, That measure is to simply put one's trust and faith in God, Jesus said, "Come unto me all ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." He also said that when he left to be with the Father, that he would send the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit, who will lead us into all things. I believe if a person takes ad- vantage of these promises, he can have rest and peace of mind and spirit in the most trying times of life; and that he can have the Holy Spirit to lead him into all things in his life. Mr. Tupling: The term "nervous break- down" as it is commonly used, is a very broad and imprecise expression, covering many nervous and mental disorders, and lumping together people who exhibit a great number of symptoms. Some are obviously deranged mentally, while with others it is simply a case of the nervous system creating un- pleasant physical symptoms. It is my experience that doctors shy away from use of the term, and I thin wisely. I think there are at least three factors involved in the statistical increase mentioned. One is the great speed-up in modern life. Alvin Toffler's book, "Future Shock," describes this dramatic revolution in life patterns. nodern society is in a state of "future shock" because it is unable to cope with the violence and all-pervasiveness of change. Another factor is the lack of objective standards to which we can cling with assurance. The younger generation has a "thing" about freedom, and the middle generation is caught between the new and the old, and both are crying out for certainty in the basic issues of life. This explains the remarkable growth of the "Jesus Movement," which reflects both a contemporary life- style and a craving for emotional security. The third factor is the tremendous increase in drug use and the growing reliance on drugs as a way of coping with the problems of life. At this point I must criticize many doctors for being too free with their prescriptions, and many young and not-so-young who feel that they have the authority to ex- periment with their own mental and physical health. The answer to the problem lies in a broad acceptance of the fact that there is a loving God who cares for all,who demands our best but also provides the power to achieve what He clomp*. This is the Christian ..Gospel, which i.s as valid today as it WA4,4 generations ago. 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