so
      important,
      more
      so
      than
      other
      people?
      It’s
      not
     
     
      like
      we
      are
      all
      losers
      who
      need
      some
      sort
      of
      crutch
     
     
      to
      get
      through
      life
      or
      that
      we
      don’t
      have
      a
      life
      and,
     
     
      therefore,
      have
      time
      for
      these
      things.
      It’s
      that
      we
      all
     
     
      realize
      the
      importance
      of
      God
      in
      creating
      us
      and
     
     
      giving
      us
      so
      many
      good
      things,
      and
      we
      are
      thankful
     
     
      for
      that.
      We
      look
      beyond
      the
      surface
      of
      life
      (ie.
     
     
      work,
      sleep,
      partying,
      death,
      etc.)
      and
      ask
      what
      life
     
     
      is
      really
      about,
      why
      are
      we
      here
      and
      where
      are
      we
     
     
      going
      after
      we
      die.
      Pretty
      heavy
      things
      to
      think
     
     
      about,
      but
      when
      we
      find
      good
      answers
      to
      these
     
     
      questions,
      our
      lives
      take
      on
      new
      meaning
      and
      we
     
     
      have
      a
      positive
      sense
      of
      purpose,
      along
      with
      a
      great
     
     
      deal
      more
      assurances.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      has
      nothing
      to
      do
      with
      being
      a
      religious
      fanatic
     
     
      or
      taking
      all
      the
      fun
      out
      of
      life,
      because
      this
      is
     
     
      definitely
      NOT
      the
      case.
      But
      it
      has
      to
      do
      with
     
     
      getting
      a
      grip
      on
      life
      (and
      death)
      and
      knowing
      what
     
     
      life’s
      REALLLY
      all
      about.
      If
      you
      believe
      that
      there
     
     
      is
      a
      God
      who
      created
      everything
      (just
      read
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      books
      or
      evolutionists
      who
      tried
      to
      prove
     
     
      conclusively
      otherwise
      and
      ended
      up
      believing
      in
     
     
      Him)
      then
      you
      should
      be
      thankful
      and
      listen
      to
     
     
      what
      the
      Bible
      says,
      thereby
      doing
      what
      makes
      God
     
     
      happy.
      Among
      other
      things,
      going
      to
      a
      sound
      church
     
     
      qualified
      as
      one
      of
      those
      things,
      so
      this
      further
      adds
     
     
      to
      the
      benefits
      of
      going
      to
      church.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      is
      unfortunate
      that
      people
      have
      drifted
      so
      far
     
     
      away
      from
      church-
      related
      things
      and
      have
      found
     
     
      other
      priorities
      in
      their
      lives.
      Someday
      they
      will
     
     
      have
      to
      come
      to
      terms
      with
      the
      concepts
      taught
      in
     
     
      church,
      and
      I
      feel
      they
      will
      be
      sorry
      that
      they
      did
     
     
      not
      put
      more
      emphasis
      on
      God-related
      things
      which
     
     
      have
      not
      been
      disproven
      and
      have
      stood
      the
      test
      of
     
     
      time.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Signed,
     
     
      One
      of
      the
      Church-goers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      The
      scales
      of
      justice
      for
      the
      Island
      way
      of
      life
     
     
      continue
      to
      withhold
      their
      long
      standing
      tradition.
     
     
      It
      became
      clear
      to
      us
      while
      reading
      the
      court
      report
     
     
      in
      the
      Guardian
      Tuesday,
      October
      16th,
      1990
      that
     
     
      there
      are
      not
      one
      but
      two
      scales
      of
      justice
      on
      P.E.I.
     
     
      One
      for
      the
      people
      from
      the
      ’right’
      side
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tracks
      and
      one
      for
      those
      from
      the
      ‘other’
      side.
     
    

    
     
      Recently
      two
      students
      (one
      from
      U.P.E.I.
      and
      one
     
     
      from
      Dalhousie)
      caused
      $64,500
      dollars
      in
      damage
     
     
      to
      valuable
      equipment
      in
      Central
      Printing
      here
      at
     
     
      U.P.E.I.
      The
      two
      pleaded
      guilty
      to
      a
      charge
      of
     
     
      causing
      mischief
      and
      were
      ordered
      to
      pay
      $5000
     
     
      dollars
      in
      damages,
      perform
      500
      hours
      of
      community
     
     
      service
      and
      serve
      12
      months
      probation,
      with
      no
     
     
      criminal
      record.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      apparent
      from
      Judge
      Fitzgerald’s
      remarks
      that
     
     
      justice’
      is
      not
      blind.
      He
      is
      quoted
      as
      saying,
      "...the
     
     
      men
      were
      probably
      the
      pride
      of
      their
      families
      before
     
     
      this
      incident...he
      doubted
      if
      they
      would
      do
      anything
     
     
      like
      it
      again"
      :
      But
      are
      we
      all
      not
      the
      pride
      of
      our
     
     
      families?
      For
      readers
      unfamiliar
      with
      the
      case,
      the
     
     
      young
      men
      involved
      in
      the
      incident
      come
      from
     
     
      prominent
      Island
      families
      and
      were
      "extremely
     
     
      intoxicated"
      at
      the
      time.
      One
      of
      the
      basis
      of
     
     
      defense
      was,
      "Fire
      extinguishers
      are
      often
      discharged
     
     
      on
      university
      campuses
      as
      pranks",
      said
      their
      lawyer,
     
     
      Gordon
      MacKay,
      "Mr.
      Murphy
      and
      Mr.
      Harland
     
     
      were
      unlucky
      enough
      to
      have
      done
      so
      in
      a
      room
      full
     
     
      of
      expensive
      equipment."
      When
      one
      drives
      a
      vehicle
     
     
      while
      intoxicated
      and
      kills
      an
      innocent
      victim,
      is
     
     
      the
      driver
      also
      considered
      as
      unlucky
      to
      have
     
     
      someone
      come
      into
      his
      path
      at
      the
      wrong
      time?
     
     
      We
      think
      not.
     
    

    
     
      Something
      to
      think
      about.
      Consider
      these
      points...
     
    

    
     
      1)
      Same
      students,
      same
      incident,
      different
      campus
     
     
      and
      province,
      different
      judge..would
      the
      ruling
     
     
      have
      been
      the
      same
      pathetic
      slap
      on
      the
      wrist?
      2)
     
     
      Different
      students
      from
      the
      "other"
      side,
      same
     
     
      incident,
      same
      campus,
      same
      judge..would
      the
     
     
      ruling
      be
      the
      same
      pathetic
      slap
      on
      the
      wrist?
     
     
      Aside
      from
      the
      fact
      that
      the
      ruling
      was
      obviously
     
     
      biased
      or
      at
      the
      very
      least,
      unfair
      there
      is
      another
     
     
      point
      to
      be
      pondered.
      Why
      as
      students
      should
      we
     
     
      be
      concerned
      with
      the
      outcome
      of
      this
      case??
      The
     
     
      university’s
      insurance
      premiums
      will
      increase
      as
      4
     
     
      result
      of
      this
      incident
      and
      we
      students
      as
      always
     
     
      will
      bear
      the
      burden
      of
      these
      costs.
      Is
      it
      fair
      that
     
     
      so
      many
      will
      pay
      the
      price
      for
      the
      actions
      of
      two
     
     
      irresponsible
      students
      who
      got
      off
      virtually
      scot-free?
     
     
      Consider
      yourself
      lucky
      boys...you
      just
      happened
      to
     
     
      be
      on
      the
      right
      side
      of
      scales.....
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      concerned
      group
      of
      UPEI
      students
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      25,
      1990