Outreach program valuable

Del Thomson wants to get rid of the health region's Needle Safe Saskatoon because he thinks it's doing nothing to reduce HIV/AIDS.

Stopping the handout of needles and condoms, he seems to think, will surely stop all the bad behaviour.

Here's a news flash: People created the concept of selling sex and getting high before they created the concept of God. These are the follies of man.
Removing access to safe needles and condoms will greatly increase HIV/AIDS in our population. It is a tragedy that people do this to themselves, and it's even worse that some do it so irresponsibly.

However, Thomson doesn't seem to want to talk about the fact almost nine in 10 needles are safely returned to the evil van he mentions, as opposed to ending up on the streets.

It could be your pastor or neighbour, or your kid's teacher who visits the prostitutes. There is no profile for a john. Ask a cop. If these women don't have condoms provided by outreach workers, where is that infection coming home to?
I greatly thank SHR for reaching out to lend a caring, helping hand to people who probably wouldn't find it elsewhere.