Subj : All across Canada, unprecedented rise in theft
To   : George Pope
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Mar 02 2023 21:30:00

Hello George!

 GP> Back in the day, before our time, I'm sure, a shoplifter
 GP> got caught by a proprietor, taken out back & had a
 GP> careful(non-maiming) beating administered.

[...]

 GP> Now, though, if the proprietor even squeezes a tiny bit
 GP> too hard in grabbing  the kid, he's liable to be arrested!

The best I could do is get passed the suspect and lock the door  
until the police arrive.


 GP> I'd like to see more of the older way in play. . . but
 GP> beatings within reason - - painful, but not maiming. . .
 GP> Diotto for parenting. . . loving discipline is not the
 GP> same as angry abuse! I'm thankful i was lovingly
 GP> disciplined as a  kid==yeah, it hurt, but not as much as
 GP> prison beatings might have if I'd grown  up into an
 GP> unchecked criminal like so many are nowadays. . .

My dad reached a breaking point when I admitted that I lied to  
prevent my brother from a prolonged lashing.  I ended up with  
significant cuts to my back that took weeks to heal. I think I  
was just 8yrs old at the time. Future beatings stopped after  
the results of my beatings leaked to the public one way or  
another.


 GP> I'm thankful that the same farther who bruised by rear end
 GP> with a leather belt  as needed, also taught me to think
 GP> for myself & to dig deeper for truth, as  needed.

No lectures here.  I just got the occasional lashing and was  
told to go to bed without supper.  Then, I would refuse to eat  
supper when asked.

 GP> I'd like to see more meatballs sentenced to public canings
 GP> & the newsmedia stop giving them notoriety -- I'd like to
 GP> see a headline like, "Some cowardly piece  of human
 GP> garbage attacked a senior in the park yesterday. Police
 GP> are asking  anyone who knows anything to contact them
 GP> anonymously as a good citizen who  cares about their
 GP> community."

So you think public shaming is a good deterrent?


 GP> Make it a feel good choice to cooperate with one's
 GP> community's police instead  of a "look at me" infamy as
 GP> they currently report it. . .

I think the community of businesses (especially in a small  
town) spread the word on a suspect to watch out for.


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