Enough is enough with cenotaph vandalism

Editor: Weekly we read or hear on the news about a cenotaph, war memorial, or cemetery being rudely defaced or damaged. Enough is enough! It’s time we lobby our elected officials to change the penalties from a slap on the wrist to severe jail time.

Too often, we read about Chatham cenotaph or the “holy roller” tank in London being vandalized. These are war memorials and should be treated with dignity. The damage to the cemeteries, either them to us at The Chatham Voice, 71 Sass Rd., Unit 4, Chatham, Ont, N7M 5J4.

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Bruce Thompson Chatham