Comments on: In pursuit of justice (1)

By: Robbie Lochead (Pereira)

Robbie Lochead (Pereira) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:58:39 +0000

In New Zealand only recently have they removed accident insurance for burglars or violent criminals who could get insurance for injuries incurred during a crime; while being incarcerated they could be accruing quite a fortune for a broken leg or head injury. Now through pressure from a lobby group called New Zealand Victim Support, the victims have started getting financial support as a possibility. Down turn in economy may mean it is token.

By: Bill Savary

Bill Savary — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:53:10 +0000

Wow what a horrible experience! I imagine it takes a long time to come to grips with trust and security after an incident like that. As I re-read it I thought right after paragraph four would have been the place where you reached for your hidden tire iron and wham! laid the guy out flat on the floor until the ambulance arrived. Naturally as non-violent people we don’t react that way by instinct but you can still hope that this guy met his come uppance at some point and now wears diapers and eats his meals through a straw.

By: Barbara Hay MacKenzie

Barbara Hay MacKenzie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:42:36 +0000

Sharon, I remember you telling me of this story and the lingering results. Reading it almost makes it seem more vivid. You always did manage to maintain your cool and do what needed to be done and this is a well-phrased recollection recounted with your great writing skills. We all await the next installment.

I love seeing how many comments are from the class of ’64.

By: Jane Underwood

Jane Underwood — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:04:47 +0000

I am very much looking forward to the next installment. I love your prose and hope you keep on with this. … my shock is to hear that this is a true story

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:39:31 +0000

Sharon, I’ve heard you speak of this experience a few times but to read the details is really quite shocking. Your calmness throughout amazes me.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:44:02 +0000

Hi Auntie … This was very hard to read….makes me so angry I just want to drop kick that guy (I may be little, but have amazing strength when upset…hehe). I truly admire you for handling the situation so bravely and your courage to revist it in your memory to write this article…xo

By: Susan MacPhee

Susan MacPhee — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:11:37 +0000

Hello Sharon,

I, too, will never forget that day and think of it not often, but definitely from time to time. I don’t know how you managed to stay so collected through the whole thing but I am very glad FurFace managed to get himself on to your lap.
xo, Susan

By: Margaret Davis

Margaret Davis — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:02:05 +0000

Sharon, I remember your writing a letter to me in Germany to tell me about this awful experience. You described it so vividly that now, reading it 20 years later, it almost seemed as if I had been there. (Though if I had been in your place, I certainly would not have been calm.) Marilyn’s comment is very touching. What a lovely big sister!

By: jane wilcox kelly

jane wilcox kelly — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:45:36 +0000

Sharon…anxiously awaiting part two. I am so enjoying your thougtful, insightful articles.Thanks for including me

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:13:25 +0000

This article brings back a vivid memory of the horror I felt when I first received the phone call and I just wanted to go to Halifax and bring you home. I was, and still am, proud of the way you dealt with the ordeal then and of the paths you have taken in your life since. Our parents would also have been very proud of how you have moved forward … Love you