Here’s a three-step way to deal with excessive speed
The recently clocked Ferrari going 210 km/h on the Lions Gate Bridge by a multiple offender triggered a memory of an encounter I had with an RCMP traffic officer some years ago while working in the field of traffic safety.
In a roundtable discussion on correcting unsafe speed and impaired driving, he stood up, leaned in and laid out a three-part intervention plan.
First offence: A stern warning. Second offence: Crush the car. Third offence: Put the offender in the car and crush both of them.
While not morally or legally defensible, it does give one pause. Bill Hubbard, North Vancouver
We should be concerned
Re: North Korea’s nuclear capabilities. David Wright, a “nuclear and missile expert with the Union of Concerned Scientists,” says North Korea’s recently developed missile was of intercontinental range and that it could potentially reach Alaska, but not the lower 48 states.
There’s a big country in-between those lands. It’s called Canada, with 36.6 million citizens who should be concerned. Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge
Byng sex game ‘twisted’
I think it’s pretty twisted to allow a “Sex at Lunch” program at Lord Byng Secondary for Grades 10 to 12. This program includes teachers and they answer sexually charged questions.
With all the teachers these days being charged with sexual assaults of students, this doesn’t seem to be an intelligent decision. This looks like a grooming class to me and the kids shouldn’t be served on a platter for teachers with another agenda.
Schools should teach the basics as they used to in school and save these kinds of discussions for parents. Shawn Storey, Surrey
Meggs serving himself
Former Vancouver city counsellor Geoff Meggs’s sudden acceptance of the job as new Premier John Horgan’s chief of staff is obviously more important than his elected responsibilities to the residents of Vancouver.
What a phoney. Al Siddons, Vancouver
Why stop at drink cups?
Instead of bans, let’s charge a levy on fastfood containers. Many times I have woken up to fast-food garbage in front of my house that was tossed there by disrespectful people as they were driving by.
Collecting a nominal sum from each transaction may help these establishments hire more people to pick up their trash in their neighbourhoods. Better yet, ban drive-throughs. Ryan Gajsek, Chilliwack
Khadr payment ‘disgusting’
I was appalled that Omar Khadr, a terrorist and murderer, was allowed back into Canada after throwing a grenade into a tent and killing a U.S. medic. He pleaded guilty to and was convicted of five charges of terrorism, killing an American soldier and providing material support for terrorism.
As Canadians, we should all be embarrassed that this terrorist could be financially compensated to the tune of $10 million, plus an apology? Our U.S. counterparts are enraged and disgusted by this travesty. This disgusting manipulation of justice will damage how Americans view Canada and Canadians for many years to come. Tom Gray, North Delta