Re: Out of the blue, Sept. 4
It’s time to stop using weapons of mass destruction as entertainment. Toronto is home to tens of thousands of people who have fled to Canada to find safety and peace from war and terror in their homelands. For many of them, the screeching F-16 overhead during the air show is the sound of death itself. While you may marvel at the technology you also must understand that its sole purpose is to rain death upon the perceived enemies of the Western World.
Jeffrey Russel, Toronto
As those jets yet again did their swooping and thundering, I wondered: When was the last time they had any competition up there in the many “war zones”? Next year, let’s get with the times and have the world’s first “Chair Show.” I refer to the aptly-termed “chair force” of nameless military gamers, sitting at their laptops, remotely directing those proliferating, lethal unmanned drones, most recently in Libya, and coming soon to a border near you.
Dr. James Deutsch, Toronto
It’s 2:45 on the Labour Day long weekend and I am trying to catch up with some sleep but my heart is still pounding in my throat as a huge fighter jet, almost touching the top of the trees in my backyard, is flying over. What does it take to stop this polluting, dangerous “show” from taking place over downtown Toronto? Haven’t we learned enough about the environment yet? And what about our right to a peaceful long weekend? It seems we don’t have a choice to put up with this horrible noise.
Micky Oostra, Toronto
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