Letters to the Editor, March 17, 2023
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SUPREME FAILURE
So, the Supreme Court rules that stacking parole eligibility is cruel and unusual punishment! What exactly do they call using an animal incinerator to dispose of a murdered girlfriend’s body, a thrill killing of an innocent man trying to sell his truck, we assume they are aware of the term patricide? Loved ones of the murdered suffer cruel and unusual punishment until the day they die! Why, then, do perpetrators of these vile acts expect any less punishment! Compassion for the killers can only deepen the wounds for those left behind who suffer every minute of every day. Perhaps members of the Supreme Court should remove their collective heads from their backsides and show more compassion for victims than killers!
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Lloyd Moning
Mount Hope, Ont.
(That decision was so out of touch with reality it’s hard to believe more hadn’t been made out of it. But we are stuck with it)
MORE TO THINK ABOUT
“History lesson” was the headline for a letter in the March 10 paper. It mentions a slew of names that have been part of our dialogue for a very long time. The writer calls them the original influencers. Well, as that may be, they were known for something that affected the world as a whole. The Sussexes, Kardashians, I could go on forever, these people seem to come out of the woodwork — they are only known because the media glorifies them. The writer goes on to say that they intrigue the world. I think the majority of the people have more on their minds, but they are bombarded in every form of media coverage. Stop this nonsense and they would have to face everyday life like the rest of us.
Larry Mitchell
Oshawa
(Like it or not, they are part of the zeitgeist)
THANK YOU
When my nephew Ken Muir passed away, I was amazed by the reaction of the Durham Region EMS. Flags at half-mast, bouquets of roses on out-of-service ambulances, an ‘honour guard’ and a huge presence of his paramedic brothers and sisters. No doubt there were many front-line workers who paid their respects as well. Thank you all for softening the sorrow that the family felt. I would also commend the Toronto Sun for the obit in the March 6 edition (“He ‘had a kind heart,'” Kevin Connor). I already miss your texts during Bruins games.
Rob Muir
(We know you will keep his memory alive)
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