Many Members did say that violence against any one should not be tolerated and I agree with them. But the other thing I would like to get clarification on is with regard to the meaning within the judicial system? Do we take away the rights of police forces? If a wife or a spouse reports that they have been hit, do we take away the RCMP's right of probable and reasonable grounds and say, violence has been reported and arrest this person, with no regard for circumstances. I don't know whether we are doing that. But I am sure if the police get the message that zero tolerance means exactly that, then that is the way they are going uphold the law. If a person decides her husband shouldn't go to the bar and reports it, they would automatically go to jail that night. I don't know what it means, but this is the way I look at it. Do we influence the judges to increase sentences for people who violate anyone?

I don't see as much senior citizen violence in Providence, but I do see a lot of men fighting amongst themselves. Those are the only exceptions to the zero violence? I have to look at it from that point of view. We don't have any RCMP, judges or lawyers here right now. I would appreciate it if Sheila were here to interpret it from a legal point of view.