From: Franklin Harrison [moutain_climberman@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:26 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Cc: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: File No. S7-23-03

Attention: Securities and Exchange Commission.
RE:  Proposed SHO rules.


To whom it may concern,

I support the proposed SHO rules in regards to naked shorting of stocks.  
I would however like to see stiffer penalties for those that break the new 
rules.  Often times it seems that crime on wallstreet DOES pay and that the 
small fines or penalties imposed on illegal activity just becomes the cost 
of doing business.  Why has this type of activity been allowed to go on for 
so long?  Where have the people been to police this issue?  Why are you 
trying to put new rules into place?  Why not enforce the rules on the books 
today?

Please put an end to this abuse of counterfieting shares.  It is ruining 
companies and stealing from the general public.







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