Government shouldn’t be paying a terrorist

Editor: The powers that be (for now) need to open their eyes and use their ears. The $10.5-million Omar Khadr debacle has outraged many, more people than they would have you realize.

Why are Canadian taxpayers paying this man anything at all? I thought terrorism was non-negotiable. What kind of precedent are we now setting? If you can’t to do the time, then don’t do the crime.

What happens to those Canadian-born youth, disillusioned with life in Canada and the prospects of maybe holding down two or three part-time minimum wage jobs if they are lucky, if they decide that training and fighting overseas is a way more exciting way to live than serving up double doubles on split shifts seven days a week?

What if these same youth are captured and claim they were forced into the bombing and maiming of soldiers and civilians?

Do they get off easy because the Canadian government feels sorry for them?

Poor you, you were only a kid, you didn’t know what you were doing, here’s a free pass, collect $10 million on your way out the door?

Something to think about, and if you feel strongly enough about it, then voice your opinion.

At least sign the petition at the Canadian Taxpayers’ Association website.

Yvonne Callihan, Kelowna