In recent weeks, I had a property or house illegally entered and damaged by youths. The youths were not from the town but from the city of Regina.
The youths in question were taken out of my house at gunpoint and I was told later that they were being sought for parole violation. The one youth had ten previous B&Es as well as other matters, the other was a newcomer wanting to expand his horizon.
The damages involved were about $1,000, and I had to pay all of this due to my deductible. Even if my deductible had been lower, my premium (increased) plus deductible still would have indicated it is better to pay the whole shot.
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I always laughed at people when they had problems with young offenders but now I am taking it very seriously.
I am middle-aged and still able to possibly defend myself, but what about young children, wives or our seniors? Can they?
I have been amazed how every faction of law enforcement involved have given these kids the green light to go ahead and do it again. The RCMP did their job and arrested the youths and brought them to justice.
But they feel defeated because the kids in question are back on the street before they are.
Good old Social Services gave me the bleeding-heart story on how tough these kids have it but on my investigation, the kids have the system as well as their parents on the run.
The town or city councils of this province must push for harder punishment for these people, make our provincial and federal government listen.
I want protection because in my taxes, I pay for it. …
In the U.S.A., in some states, any youths who continue in crime get to stay at a work camp run by ex-military for an extended period of time.
It is my understanding that such camps have a better than 90 percent success ratio of youth not committing any further crimes.
I believe that Ontario has recently introduced a similar program but I have not been informed of its results.
In closing, Mr. Editor, this problem was always thought to only happen in the cities, but let me assure you, it is now in the rural areas.
Some kids today may be addicted to drugs, some to alcohol but we are getting an alarming amount hooked on crime.
They are getting a kick out of it, and we as home owners and taxpayers, we are left shaking our heads and paying for it. Thank you.
– Bob Thomas,
Milestone, Sask.
