Gun Totting Student in Nelson Collegiate Winnipeg

I'm sure many parents are skittish about their children in our institutions of learning which have in the recent past become dangerous places for our children. Hearing that a student has been caught with a gun in school is outrageous to say the least. I think Canada and the West have to wake up to protecting youths. Youths are far more intelligent than their parents were at their age, yet we treat them with kid gloves looking for ways to excuse their behaviours.

We need to take a haqrd look at what students are up to. I think it may be time to bring back dress codes in school and make schools more disciplined places where students go to learn and not just hang out. The teaching staff sometimes fear to take any action for fear of being mistreated by parents or being fired for standing up for something. That needs to change.

When children or adults break the law they should not be given a free break. They should be made to pay for it with a penalty that fits the crime. Whatever the penalty is, the taxpayer should not be paying for it. These criminals should work for their upkeep, not just sit in jail and watch TV or build big muscles with mindless exercise. Let them do hard labour.