Too black and white
Call me apathetic, but I'm not getting out of bed this morning to vote. I just don't like the initiative.
The Swiss should get tougher on crime, but the SVP's black sheep campaign is too xenophobic and radical. I just can't put a child rapist/killer and a petty thief in the same category. Furthermore, I have a problem with the idea of deporting second generation petty thieves. The counter initiative is too weak and won't accomplish anything. So what's the point of voting if I don't like either proposal?
I asked my 11-daughter this morning what she thinks. By the way, I find it strange that this issue has not been discussed in her school and not even in her "Media" class.
"If they do something bad once, give them a warning and make them pay," she said. "If they break the law again, make them leave."
"Even child rapist-killers?" I asked her.
"Oh, no! They have to leave right away!"
She makes a lot of sense. If the SVP initiative passes, I won't be sad.