Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 7, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Wednesday november 7, 2006 b1 terminal plans flying new Home proposed for Western Canada aviation museum City business business b4 City editor 697-7292 i readers speak out on kids and crime t Alk about your hot Button issues. My email and blog have been buzzing for the past several Days. Peo ple want to talk about bad kids Good parents and youth crime. Last week i introduced you to Jane and Jack Jones a couple whose son was caught joyriding in a stolen car. They have stripped him of every Possi ble privilege. They hide his shoes at night so he can to sneak out. They be even taken to sleeping in the 14-year?old?s bed so they know where he is. Their Story got a great Deal of sym Pathy from free press readers Many of whom could relate to the difficulty in trying to keep a teenager out of trouble. On saturday free press reporters Mike Mcintyre and Bruce Owen told you the stories of three youths whose parents decided to report their kids criminal behaviour to the cops. Here san edited sampling of the feedback my heart goes out to the Jones. Our son thought stealing a computer and cars was the in thing to do. He was expelled from school and caught by the police. We attended juvenile court every third thursday of the month for 11 months and even after he completed his 40 hours of Community service i continued to drag him there until they closed his file. Let him take responsibility for his ? Penny i strongly believe that a child of even eight years old is old enough to know the difference Between right and wrong. I wish the government or the province would look into Boot Camps. Maybe a week or two weeks or a month at a Facil Ity where they Are left feeling like a Vic Tim could save some of them from a life of ? Anonymous the Bottom line is that peer pressure can make even the Best behaved Chil Dren from the Best families do bad things. Should any of my children Ever break the Law i would have no problem paying restitution and would Hope that the child would have to perform Community service so that All would know that they have broken that ? concerned Loving and hopefully Good Parent Rural Manitoba i empathize with both Jack and Jane. I am a father of a Trust Bandit. The struggle is Long. Parents need the sup port of Community friends and family. Jack Jane seek out those supports. You need to remain Strong As a couple. The family unit must stay intact otherwise your son with have nothing to rely on in the ? comment by husky1 these parents Are working hard at supporting their son while following through with consequences. Lets sup port the parents. In their positive efforts. Hopefully Many other parents will be inspired to take stronger Mea sures in guiding their adolescents too. Good parenting is the most difficult Job of ? Kyllikki Ruus continued please see feedback b2 pain medication to blame court told by Mike Mcintyre Bradley Baker miraculously sur Vived being stabbed in the heart ? Only to die Days later when he overdosed on his pain medication a Winnipeg court heard monday. The Man who allegedly attacked him Douglas Probizanski began his Queens Bench trial by pleading not guilty to attempted murder. Crown attorney Brian Wilford told the free press his office briefly considered upgrading the charge against Probizanski after Baker 42, died suddenly after being released from Hospital. However no direct connection Between the near fatal stabbing and the deadly overdose could be made ? other than the obvious fact that Baker would it have needed pain medication if not for the initial injuries he suffered. Probizanski told police officers Fol lowing his arrest that he was simply defending himself against Baker in the october 2004 incident. Baker and his Girlfriend were going around collecting on outstanding drug debts and had left a threatening voice mail message at the Home of one of Probizanski a friends court was told. Police and the Crown allege Probizanski was waiting in the House for Baker to arrive and then plunged a knife in his Chest upon opening the door. Probizanski told police Baker actually attacked him first noting he suffered a Small Cut to his ear. Its self defence. I Hope you arrest him too. He bottled me first Probizanski said according to two officers who testified monday. Probizanski is challenging the admissibility of the statement claiming he had asked to speak with a lawyer. Defence lawyer Ian Garber has also suggested someone else could be responsible for attacking Baker As police initially treated a different Man As the suspect before turning their focus to Probizanski. The Only other witness to the incident was the 80-year-old father of Probizanski a Friend who is expected to be called to testify today. Baker was rushed to Hospital in critical condition but made a remarkable recovery. He was released oct. 6, Only to die oct. 8. Baker was survived by two sons. His Mother and sister were in court monday for the Start of Probizanski a trial. ;