MOUNTIE MURDERS SHOULD SPUR US TO QUESTION OUR SICK, ME-FIRST SOCIETY

The sickening slaughter of four Mounties last week on an Alberta farm gives
Canadians pause for thought about what kind of society they're living in.

Is it a society where the overwhelming majority respect each other and the
laws that are supposed to bind them together as a community? Or it it one
where selfish slimeballs can do as they please, with no shame or fear of
redress?

Certainly, the heart-wrenching statement from Colleen Myrol, mother of
Const. Brock Myrol, one of the RCMP officers gunned down during last
Thursday's grow-op raid, should touch us all.

The grief-stricken mom says Canadians are basically a wonderful, loving,
caring people.

But, she suggests, we have lost our way by turning our back on the strong,
patriotic values that once made us proud.

Her simple and beautifully written statement calls on our government to
"take a stand on evil." It says our duty is to rethink how we are raising
our children.

It calls on Prime Minister Paul Martin and his Liberal government to change
the laws so as to give the courts and police "real power" -- and also to
give real power back to the House of Commons.

"It is time to take our liberal-minded attitude to task," said the
emotional declaration written on behalf of the fallen constable's family,
relatives and good friends.

"We are a good country. Brock knew that. He loved the RCMP and all it stood
for," the grieving mom said. But she added: "Our country is hurting. We
have lost four dedicated citizens who were willing to do something about it."

The Myrol family, in other words, is questioning the permissive,
drug-taking society we have created in this value-starved country. "It is
time as parents, whether a single-or two-parent family, to raise our
children with honour for country, where a man's word is his bond," it stated.

Loyalty and honour, of course, are not words generally associated with dope
dealers, especially those who operate with virtual impunity in this province.

Now, some "experts" argue the best solution to the current plague of
grow-ops is to legalize, tax and regulate them. But we humbly suggest that
this is a typical liberal cop-out.

A far better option would be for all law-abiding citizens to demand their
governments take a much tougher stand against the drug-pushers -- and
against others who show no love of this country or any respect for their
fellow human beings.

What do you think?