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t FEE £0 Leni /30)23:4 1 LTE YHIAZE 150) IEE OI, Ea 8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 29, 1991 EVRAY Nv ey ines VR "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Sn Gord's View Should it be an "eye for an eye?" By Gord Mills M.P.P. Durham East People I meet and talk with are sickened and horrified at the senseless crime we seem to be reading about in our news- papers, and through other me- dia, almost on a daily basis. Many are puzzled, and more are angry over the way our soci- ety has gotten. Violent crime seems to be reaching out to touch all segments of society. Young women are raped and of- ten brutally murdered. The eld- erly, usually thought of to be safe anywhere are more and more becoming a prisoner in their homes. Children, once considered to be immune from violence are now becoming more often, a victim too. The more crime we see and hear of makes our thoughts turn to the Lex talionis, the Old Testament law of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Some people are convinced that the fundamental principle of retribution is essential if jus- tice is to be done. Only in that way can a crime be properly evaluated and, thus, society and the criminal can come to treat crime as crime and not merely as unfor- tunate lapses by society's less fortunate members. Today there is much talk of so called "mitigating circum- stances." Of drunken fathers, abusive parents, and of a socie.' ty that seems to have a duty to give any beleagured ottender Just one more chance. I am re- minded of this thinking when I remember the parable of the Good Samaritan: social work- ers of their day, on passing the man set upon by robbers, said, "We must do something to help the people who did this." I believe that it is important to create in the perpetrator of a crime a sense of guilt, shame and a need for punishment. A kind of justice - for the individu- al and society. It should ensure that what punishment an of- fender receives is appropriate to the offence, which, it is hoped, will awaken the con- science, provide the means by which one will then purge the faults, and be set on the way to recovery. : I guess some element of retri- bution is natural to our sense of Justice. Why else do we say: "that's not fair?" I think our society must prop- erly be protected from pointless and arbitrary evil. Our people and children, need to learn that evil is evil and that justice means not least, that they have to discover a sense of guilt. In other words, that crime de- serves punishment. All of what I have written must not stand alone either. There is forgiyeness. Yes, the hardest part of all. Only the vic- tim can attempt it. Forgiveness, must be in the hearts of us all, as we struggle with crime, and ponder upon how best to deal with it. -- The way I see it. Solving garbage woes From Page 7 ple's grocery carts, or take a walk on garbage day. Would that we could rely on co-operative human nature to solve our garbage woes! I bet the people who have been forced into drafting these tough new regulations also would wish it could be so. Enacting new legislation and then hav- ing to enforce it is bound to be a logistical nightmare. Far better that human beings (namely you and me and the other guy) should learn to listen before the problems and the solutions re- quired to solve them become so drastic. When will we finally stop blaming our governments for every single thing that goes wrong? If we keep refusing to accept responsibility ourselves for the messes we've all helped to create, we're just going to get hitby one crisis after another. 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I was interested in Mr. Brock's reference to the "evapo- rator". My uncle worked there and one day he took me to see what he did. The product , as I recall, looked a bit like present daiy potato chips. Mr. Brock said the plant closed in 1918 but I would have been only five years old at the time and I am sure I was older than that. In later years Uncle Joe worked at the "elevator" and I am happy to learn the building has not fallen prey to the wreckers. It was here that he had a serious accident. Appar- ently the feed stopped running when he was filling some bags so he went up the stairs to find out what was wrong. Somehow he fell into the silo, (I assume that is what it is called), break- ing his leg in two places. he tried to yell to get help but, due to the noise of the machinery, nobody could hear him. He Concerned To the Editor: As a resident of Sunrise Beach and a member of the Sunrise Beach Association, I am compelled to write this let- ter about the complacency of the residents of this area. The association owns and maintains a park which is situ- ated at the centre of the com- munity. The association de- pends on the annual fees paid by the residents to ensure the taxes, insurance and mainte- nance are paid. With the de- cline of residents interested in keeping this park area for chil- dren, the association faces the managed to climb up the lad- der inside, get out of the open- ing, and start to crawl down the stairs. By this time the oth- er men had missed him and found him part way down near collapse. This, as I recall, was in 1937. He was in the hospital for a long time and I am not sure if he was ever able to work again. About this time I found a job in Windsor and my mother was not very well with the result that, much to my regret, I was never able to visit my aunt and uncle again. However, my wife and I had an apportunity to visit Port Perry about five years ago, spending enough time to have lunch and do some exploring. I was pleased to see that many of the beautiful Victorian build- ings have been preserved and well cared for. Despite the "progress" that has virtually destroyed many small town, Port Perry still retains much of its delightful charm and friend- ly atmosphere that I recall from seventy years ago. Congratulations once again on your 125th Anniversary Edition, it provided a detailed and fascinating history of Port Perry, at the same time re- minding: me of many happy days spent with my aunt and uncle. Sincerely, Lew Oakley about park possibilities of: increasing the annual dues; opening up the membership to Scugog Island residents who would appre- ciate a park area for their use; or losing the park to a housing development. As in many organizations there are the dedicated families who support as many functions as they can. Residents of Sunrise Beach, do you really want to give up what we have? It is up to you. Concerned, Syvia Wolf, R.R.5, Port Perry \ 28 NOAM NCI ND OJ I EE PLN CE BIS 700 Reach Streot FRESH APPLES NY Fall BRN To Xo) RIaes Cortland 985-9205 EMMERSON INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 193 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. LOL 1B9 PHONE (416) 985-7306 ALL LINES OF GENERAL INSURANCE HOMEOWNERS - FARM - AUTO COMMERCIAL * *