I was thinking about Mr. Davies' comments about if you get punched or kicked should you be charged with assault, etc. I understand where Mr. Davies is coming from, but I'm thinking in one of my communities I represent in Goderich they have a mental health floor and probably on a daily basis there would be two, three or four charges filed just on staff getting kicked, punched, spit at, shoved, etc. It is a tough balance, and I think our health care workers do take a lot and our doctors take a lot; there's no doubt about it. If you read the news you'll see that liquor store clerks are being assaulted by people trying to break through with booze they're stealing. Convenience store people and people who work at Shoppers Drug Mart just let people walk by with stolen goods because they're afraid of being stabbed or punched in the face.
I know we've always had these problems, but it does seem more prevalent today. Is this because there's just a general lack of respect for human beings, or is this drugs? We just finished a study on crystal meth addiction. Is this because people are so addicted now that they're desperate and doing desperate actions? What is it? I know we did talk about crowding, but it's not the guy my dad's age doing this. Is it the addict who's the problem now, or where are we at?