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caught in act car thief
1/8/2009 at 4:10 AM
This message is in regards to the car thief who was caught and allegedly beaten...there are a few issues I would like to address concerning the comments I have read...
#1 (RACISM) no no no....I'm sure these people would have treated this car thief the same no matter what race he was, it's called a natural reaction.....maybe they vented their anger inappropriately by making racial slurrs but they were angry as anyone else would be if a thief tried to steal your car with a 2yr old and your wife in it.....maybe instead of playing the well worn "race card" as a defence people should be looking at the crime and not the reaction as a result of the crime.....people have the right to protect themselves as well as their property....why would anyone have sympathy for a thief especially with these circumstances.....
#2 Robert Booth made a comment that if police were doing their job that Winnipeg would not be car capital of the country...If Mr Booth had any clue as to what he is talking about he would not be faulting police and would be blaming the justice system, or more specifically the Youth Criminal Justice Act...police are making multiple arrests daily and in turn the justice system is releasing these kids back onto the street with little or no penalty, it is a proven fact that car theft has been greatly reduced in this city thanks to the police but they obviously have to respond to many other calls and cannot only focus on the little car thieves that the justice system feels shouldn't be locked up because that would be unfair...
The bottom line is if you don't want to be treated like a dirtbag criminal then don't be a dirtbag criminal....
furthermore with the justice system doing very little to help taxpayers it no wonder people are so frustrated and it will continue to get worse until such a time that criminals are actually held accountable for their actions instead of babied because they had a rough life...without accoutability where is the deterrent???????????????????
No more excuses please...even a moron knows right from wrong at an early age...