Editor, The News:
Re: Don’t be bullies (Letters, June 5).
It is said that the taxpaying citizens who are complaining about the homeless are bullies.
Am I a bully to protest when my garbage and that of my neighbours is thrown out onto the green belt beside my house?
Should I smile when I don rubber gloves to clean up the mess of detritus left behind by these people who have invaded my home and my yard?
Should I accept people urinating publicly, my being accosted on the street, and having my belongings stolen?
Am I a bully to resent having my car broken into twice and my neighbours car ransacked?
Is it wrong of me to ask for my town back, a town where the voters and taxpayers can feel safe again?
No, we are not bullies.
We are asking for our rights of safety and security.
We are asking for action.
Joanna Laframboise-King
Maple Ridge