Thoughts on BC Politics and More

TWO STORIES YESTERDAY, in the news, caught my attention. They show the chaos that has been allowed to develope and grown, unchecked, in BC communities: “People are scared to come, browse and shop downtown because of the chaos and perceived danger,” said Madeline Crane, who started working at the store, at 451 Albert St., in 2000 before purchasing it 19 years ago. “I don’t blame them. When I arrive at the store in the morning, I have to clean up syringes, drug paraphernalia and feces left scattered in the entryway.” CLICK HERE for the full story A Richmond grocer plagued by an epidemic of shoplifting says they feel powerless, with police and security systems doing little to deter the repeated thievery. “Sometimes they just rush in and take and then rush out ...Often the same thieves return to steal again, he said. “They don’t care because they know the police will not do anything" ... CLICK HERE for the full story

Here’s a reply I composed to someone who proposes putting politicians in jail when they do things he doesn’t approve of:   I don’t know where you live but in my country, Canada, my political opponents do many of the things you describe or that I consider to be unjust, uncharitable, or deceitful. Because defending my country’s democratic way of life is so very important, I’m going to describe it to you in greater detail than we usually do on FaceBook. Except for corruption, fraud and theft in my country all the other things you describe are not prohibited by law. Also, my political opponents are supported by, and include, about 30% of the population who agree with their policies on the issues you mention. We would have to build a lot more jails to hold them if we criminalized their political choices. In my country if I wanted to make their objectionable conduct subject to jailing, I would first have to pass a law prohibiting it. We have what is called “rule of law,” by w...