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The police system THF HERALD March DTI Page One hours notice after 22 years To the of the lltrald This is about my mother who can verity my Ive muttered long enough Mrs Madeline lught For those who have never under my breath so now this youre going to soy Im patronized the old arena Mom letter Is going to help me ease prejudiced because Im has been lending the canteen my mind family but there are several there for years Dad Wants a reply from Rev Campbell not at fault to earlier letters of objection To Ihe Editor of the Herald- I read with and then must confess amusement your editorial on Wednesday March 17 Police chases A gamble with our lives in which you seek to put the blame for the fatal ddent which cost the lives of seven young people upon the police system In the first place contrary what you suggest no police system exists which states that a police officer pursuing a young man at mph is a proper method to preserve and protect our lives and property Therefore the whole point of your article Is founded upon no fact at all What the police system does tell Its officers is that they arc to wherever possible recover property which has been stolen and return it to Its rightful owner at all times bearing in mind The primary objective of an efficient police as laid down by Sir Richard In London England in 1829 ie the Protection of Life Your next point in which you seek to compromise by saying that chases should bo only used in extreme cases such as armed robbery or murder and then only if a senior officer is directing operations by radio is not only misinformed but really bor dering on the Docs the fact that the driver of the wanted vehicle has committed a murder lessen the danger to Innocent road users Of course not and then how can a man senior officer or not behind a radio speaker in some office judge the conditions being met at high speed by an officer on the If you think carefully about it you will realize that only the man on the spot can make a high speed decision If he were to relay the details by radio and then wait for someone else to make the decisions I suggest hat whatever hazard was anticipated would either have occurred or passed Next your article dealt with the Individual who Is being pursued You say He may be driving a stolen vehicle I noted with Interest that nowhere in your article did you refer to him as a Ihlef Of course If the police system is the real culprit as you wish to make us believe then I can understand your It Is better just to gloss over that part of the story and concentrate on the more Important issue of the police guilt The fact is that if a man is a stolen car or if he Is drunk or stoned and he refuses to stop when directed to do so by a police officer then It is he who is responsible for any consequences of his failure comply with the law People should not steal cars People should not drive when they are drunk and people should stop when police of signal them o do so So perhaps you as a responsible newspaper mlghl consider your duty to bring pressure to bear upon the thieves and drunks on our roads rather than upon the police who it seems a me are under enough pressure in one way or another Let us now consider the case which led to all this The case of a young man who allegedly stole a car and drove It away The case of six innocent young people travelling home and the case of a police officer who spotted the thief driving the From what we hear In bits and pieces of the Ontario Provincial Police report perhaps when he facts are known we will discover that there really was no high speed chase at all That the traffic accident occurred so soon he police officer spotted the car that high speed chase was the assumption of certain socalled responsible people who were not In the possession of the true facts We do not know yet what happened What we can assume with some certainly is police officer saw a car which he knew was stolen and which he believed was being driven by the thief His duty told him that If possible he should apprehend the thief and restore the stolen car to Its rightful owner That is what the police system as you call it requires him to do In this case the incident ended tragically Six Innocent people were killed and one other young person the person who was driving the I believe I speak for many reasoning people when I say let us not forget who was really responsible for this tragic accident Certainly the police officer as not blame nor the police system not the six occupants of the other car nor even the owner of the stolen car as some have tried to suggest but the person who broke the law In he first place when he allegedly committed the offence of theft and for a second lime when he failed to stop for the police officer and a third lime when he drove he car at such high speeds In a restricted area Compassion for be untimely death of seven young people we must have but while we feel this compassion let us keep our heads clear of emotion and not as so many weak people In the past have done to place the where it does not belong Georgetown Campbell a copy of which has been filed with tbli paper Rev Campbell Campbell Milton Ontario Before we left for Florida I wrote several letters objecting very strenuously jour acks on the Board of Education The copies of these letters are enclosed My letter of Jon 1 asked you publicly to answer to the Church community of Hnlton collectively how jou Justify such attacks with the teaching of he Apostle Paul in 2nd Cor fi verses 3M where he argues against making no offense of the Gospel Ministry not to bring It Into disrepute Further you will nolo I suggested thai you were creating a stumbling block in accordance with he Pauline leaching of 1st Cor Chpt verse and finally to Jesus own teaching of not making a public scene of ourselves as Christians Matt Chapter terse a You chose lo ignore a public response to this letter which I still contend you should an if you truly desire to have the HaUon Church CommunKy to understand and appreciate your viewpoint My letter of Jan asked you to do some fence mending with the clergy of the Church Community of If alt on after you took strip off the Rev because he did not quite see your viewpoint I feel you owe the Committee an apology or such an attack on your fellow brother In Christ as well as clergy I am astonished Campbell that you still have the gall to go after the Hal ton Board of Education when you were taught or at least I was aught lhat in the last days people will not listen to the Christian Gospel but will turn away hope you hove read the writings of Peter 1st 2nd 3rd John as well as the Book of Revelation then the altitudes of the of Education should not be quite such a shock to your system Finally before we leave lo begin our term of interim pastorale I shall charge you If you wish your crusades to be a God honoring success in Hallon or anywhere else remember Peters charge Do not be Lords but examples of he flock which is Gods heritage Sir I suggest most thai your outbursts are anything but that I further charge you with words of Paul to young Timothy Endure as a good soldier endure all thing for the Churchs sake that Ihcy may also obtain the salvation which is in Chris Jesus 2nd Tim Apologist for the Church here in go back to jour Theological College Campbell and take a good hard study of how saints before did it when we retur- hopefully youll be Christian enough answer this letter publicly in the Herald and thereby hopefully find lhat the Church Com munity has had a satisfactory explanation and is willing to help your viewpoint you are as much aware as I that Ihe renewal of society begins with and ends with the Church and historical fact cannot be overlooked Youri In he of Philbrook not representing Halton on capital punishment To he of he Herald I am a grade en student at Georgetown High School In Canadian we are presently discussing Canadas government and their laws We are interested in the topic of capital punishment and our MP was elected by the people to represent the people but why doesnt he He recently reported to parliament thai the citizens of did not wnnl to keep punishment The tote lhat percent were or it but since wasnt for It he didnt feel he could vote against it Id say that tough IF he can I speak for the people then let him I myself feel lhat capital punishment should be brought back How would you feel If someone murdered your wife kids or parents Would it be okay Just let the murderer go and kill more people When hes finally caught take him to a Rehabilitation Centre and feed him steaks and give him the best of everything Encouraging people to murder Is wrong and someone has to stop it and only people who con do thai are the people in government Act now and write your MP to support your personal views en capital punishment Janet Carole Street Georgetown Shovel sidewalks To of he Herald I would appreciate having lhi letter put In your paper lonccrn all residents and I hope will be done to get our sidewalks In use all year round not Juit eight or nine months of Ihe year To Ihe Mayor A few days ago my son was knocked down by a man on Street Fortunately the vehicle was going slow and the driver was very much alert otherwise il could have been a fatal accident However this Is a mjaor problem and Im sure it concerns many parents Being driver I realize how hazardous it is with children walking on Ihe roads Why he main sidewalks kept free of ice and snow Example Guclph and Mounolnview Many of our residents old and young are being forced to walk on he roads because the problem If snow removal would prove too cosily for Lhc towns budget why not hire students who Im sure could use the extra money and have them do the Job Or welfare recipients Why wait until people become statistics before we do something about the situation I was under Impression hat the lown has a sidewalk snow remover Where is if Hopefully we as parents wont have to take a petition before something is done to alleviate this hazardous condition A Concerned Parent UCW urges council to make complex a high priority To of he Herald Concerned regarding he lack of a properly designed facility suitable for cultural in Georgetown the University Women s Club of Georgetown has submitted the following resolution to the Hills council Whereas our community recreational facilities or all aspects of recreation and some such as hockey skating lennls and swimming have recenlly been accomodated while others such as music appreciation and drama hove not and Whereas our present library facilities are inadequate for our population and future population Therefore be it resolved lhat we request of Hills to place a library theatre complex as a high priority on the list of capital expenditures for fiscal 1077 We have requested lhat the Hills Council give it their serious con It en way Drive Georgetown Good banking for good living after sixty If you re sixty years old or better you should look into SixtyPlus The Royal Banks new bundle of special banking privileges Free Some of these privileges are No service charge for chequing bill payment services or travellers cheques A specially designed cheque book that gives you a permanent copy A annual discount on a Safe Deposit Box or Safekeeping Service A special Bonus Savings Deposit Service with interest linked to the Consumer Price Index Special term deposit that pays high interest monthly with flexible redemption privileges So come on in and see me or one of my staff today for all the details Or if youd prefer give Tie a call ROYAL BANK serving Ontario Bill Ward Manager Georgetown FOR LOW LOW PRICES FREE DELIVERY AND PICK UP FREE DEMONSTRATION PHONE 8777541 or 8777230 and to all of carpets including shag and outdoor manufacturers to came dirt buildup and rapid ra lolling Sanitary removal high percentage bacterial content up to Fait drying heavy duly STEAMEX GEORGETOWN 8777230 ALSO CALL US FOR CARPET SERVICE managed he arena he time of his In 1B00 This was to be her last year fortunately it was shortened due to the arenas sudden closure She was only given one hours notice This Is why I find myself fuming Altera of fed I call on she was offered only eight hours a week the new arena She decided she was better off on unem ployment This is degrading for Mom because shes never been out of work Only eight hours after years of putting In seven days a week Doug Vivian asked on her behalf the recreation department about severance pay but ho girl he nlked to it No more has been done about it The special section In the Herald about the Bantam Tournament featured about everyone except Mom and he girls mostly family In the canteen who at am and stayed 111 11 or 13 at night Try putting up with that din and smoke for a whole 50000 grant for Day Care The province has paid an additional to aid in establishing the Region Day Care Centre in Georgetown The ministry of community and social services is providing 100 percent of the costs of the project It was mainly family who worked for Mom because up until this year she worked on commission and had to pay her port lime help out of her own wages She couldnt always afford to pay minimum Also In years she had only one raise In hoi commission The old arena board and the new recreation department knew a soft touch when hey Mom will ell she has enjoyed her work She met many friendly people and was respected by the teenagers She tried please all She served wha she felt to be the tasting coffee and hot chocolate Many will Mom v Ill be the Cordon arena to help out during the Bantam Tournament hen she can say goodbye or good All you coaches players refa figure skaters and parents wont you say hello Mom we want express our own thanks for all youve done for us The past years havent been easy Good luck and good health In your retirement We love you Fred Merle Sieve Janet and Lawrence Carl Elaine Larry and Jane Wayne Judy Kirn Jacqueline and Mirk Keith Gnll Tim and Adam Nale 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