Editor: Re: “Editorial — Brent Parent has had 69 chances,” (The Times, Oct. 3).
Just so I am clear here, Parent has 69 prior traffic offences? He is 43 years old. Assuming he has been driving since he was 16, that means he has had an average of 2.5 traffic offence convictions for every year he has driven. The bigger question here is, why is he still allowed to drive?
Perhaps if proper justice was applied previously, Silas O’Brien would still be alive today. Remember, this wole case is based on Parent’s theory that O’Brien allegedly “flashed his high beams at him.”
Enough is enough. Society and the courts have been more than patient with Parent. He hasn’t changed and I truly believe he never will. It’s time for him to put on big boy pants and take responsibility for his actions.
By law, he has the right to appeal. It is however, my sincere hope and that of many others that the appeals court grants his appeal, and instead imposes a lifetime ban on driving and a stipulation that if he is ever found behind the wheel operating a motor vehicle, he will instantly go to jail.
The public transit system is looking forward to Parent’s release. He needs to look at the big picture. It’s his actions that have him where he is today.
The majority of people sympathize with the O’Brien family.
Hugh Paterson,
Langley
