Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Gun's and Greyhound Security

So what does everyone think about the fact that more and more people are being shot with hand guns. It's kind of sad. I think we need tougher laws in this country of ours. The young offenders act is a joke. I know they're under 18 but most of them know and understand what they are doing is wrong. Why is it that we can drive a car when we turn 16, in Alberta you can get your learners when you are 14, but I'm not sure what it is like today. So you can get behind the wheel of a car and if you get into an accident you could end up taking a life. That's not giving you any responsibility. I just don't understand. I believe that the drinking, driving and age of majority should be the same. What should the age be I'm not sure, but lets get back on topic. We need to have tougher laws all across the board. If we had tougher laws maybe people would think twice before doing anything.

Now about the Greyhound Bus. They need some kind of security measures. Anyone can just get on the bus and travel across this great country of ours with no checks of any kind. So I could get on a bus and have a bag full of automatic weapons and ammo, and I could go across the country. I'd like to see someone try this on the airlines and see how far they get. The biggest problem is that the bus' fares are perfect for students, people and families that have lower incomes. That would kind of be like if all the airlines just had economy class and the rich people would kind of have to sit with us poor folk. Then they would fly anymore. So how and why should people that can only afford the bus trust the bus system for it's