A Terrible Waste Of Life

3 innocent people have died in Manitoba since 2000 due to thieves driving stolen vehicles. The most recent happened yesterday morning when a car was t-boned in a Winnipeg intersection by a couple of punks in a stolen van. A 39 year old woman died senselessly.

Much has been said by every politician at every level about lawlessness in this city. Little has come of it.

Putting more police on the streets will help. Since our Federal and Provincial masters can't seem to get their collective act together, the extra police officers can keep arresting the low-life scum. And rearrest them after they are released, and rearrest them again and again.

Demand Manitoba Justice prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. No more deals. No more conditional sentences. No more double time credit for time served. No more free passes when parole is violated.

Put the fear of God into the criminals. Build more jails. Minimize parole. Make it abundantly clear: if you do the crime you will do the time.

The Federal government introduced a get tough law and order platform last year. It was gutted by the opposition parties including Winnipeg's Anita Neville. Tell her what you think.

The Provincial opposition party promised several strong measures to fight crime during the current provincial election. The best the NDP could do was sneer and protest "it was not their fault". Tell Gary Doer what you think. You can also send a message with your vote.

Bleeding hearts will bray that rehabilitating our criminals should be our priority. I say that social experiment is an abysmal failure. You see, it is politically expedient to point fingers at someone else. No one has the courage to do the right thing. Put these punks behind bars and throw away the keys.

My God. When will we wake up? When will we begin thinking with reason and logic and leave politic-speak behind. Every Canadian politician is to blame for this senseless death.