Editor's note: Following the publication of a letter of apology to the public from a young offender who had been involved in a spray-painting vandalism event at St. Mary's and Spruce Ridge Schools, two other young offenders have stepped up with letters of their own which they requested be added for public consumption since they, too, wanted to express their regrets in their own words.
Since the young offenders cannot be identified, The Mercury has once again had their letters of apology authenticated by alternative measures co-cordinator Calista Spencer who assured us that these letters were written and submitted by two others who had been involved in the graffiti incident. We reprint them as presented with only minor editing.
Apology:
I'm very sorry for what my friends and I did on the night of April 1. What we did was spray paint on St. Mary's and Spruce Ridge Schools.
I am sorry and I still regret it to this day. It was a foolish act of stupidity. This affects the whole community. I regret this because I had to pay a fine and do a lot of chores at home.
This was stupid because it made the community look bad. This affects the community because the school had to pay to get the paint off so kids couldn't learn the bad slang.
I hope the community accepts my apology.
Apology:
On the night of April 1, I was spray painting two schools along with five other friends. We were apprehended at Spruce Ridge School and charged with mischief.
I feel bad for what I have done. My actions have not only affected myself but my family, the schools and the students by putting stress on my family and having the schools have to clean the walls and pay to have it cleaned, also showing kids inappropriate words and slang.
I am truly sorry for my actions and I apologize to my community for making it look bad.
I had to pay a fine of $740 for the schools. My parents gave me a bunch of chores to do as well.
I have learnt that doing things such as this puts a lot of stress on my parents and causes a lot of problems to the schools with cleaning.
