Pubdate: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 Source: StarPhoenix, The (CN SN) Copyright: 2006 The StarPhoenix Contact: http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/400 Author: Wallace Wiggins WRONG CRIMINALS PUNISHED The City of Regina continues its crackdown on hardened criminals. Just recently, it nabbed a hardened criminal and tossed him in jail - -- a pot-smoking, AIDS-suffering guy whose renewed Health Canada permit arrived late. Not long ago, Regina tossed a woman in jail for a bunch of unpaid parking tickets. Before that, it was a grandmother thrown in jail for taking off her top in a swimming pool. All hardened criminals these, posing monstrous risks to society. Meanwhile, the car thieves, break-and-enter artists, and murderers continue unabated their unprecedented crime spree, solidly entrenching Regina as the No. 1 crime capital of Canada. One would have thought that Regina would have heard of that famous saying -- if one continues doing the same things, one can expect the same results. Wallace Wiggins Saskatoon - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman