XPost: ont.general, ab.general, can.politics   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 22/06/2010 11:10 PM, Eric© wrote:   
   > Canuck57 wrote ...   
   >> On 19/06/2010 4:02 PM, Eric© wrote:   
   >>> Canuck57 wrote ...   
   >>>> On 17/06/2010 12:54 AM, Eric© wrote:   
   >>>>> Cut Off By Google wrote ...   
   >>>   
   >>>>>> Pardons help these people reintegrate into our social and economic   
   >>>>>> fabric. Shame on you and the Harper cons for wanting to get rid of   
   >>>>>> them.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> It's ironic that that you expect the system that adjudicates unfairly to   
   >>>>> pardon fairly.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Are they pardoning the victims?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> She should have seen the death penalty.   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm completely opposed to capital punishment and believe there are far   
   >>> too many people serving prison sentences but there are some degenerates   
   >>> who've demonstrated by their actions that they aren't fit to live freely   
   >>> alongside other human beings.  Those people (like Homolka) should never   
   >>> be let out.   
   >>>   
   >>> Eric   
   >>   
   >> I partially agree.  People in for stuff like house, car, store theft   
   >> without violence, no jail, just a good caining.  Asia style.   
   >>   
   >> No where near the repeat offense rates we have.   
   >   
   > For some of these guys a short stint in jail is a badge of honour.  Back   
   > in the olden days they would put people in stocks (ie their arms were   
   > locked into some contraption) in a public square for the folks in that   
   > town to verbally abuse and humiliate.  Back then punishment was far more   
   > public - offenders were exposed to the people for their punishment.   
   >   
   > Imagine the cost savings and deterrent effect in having some 'gangsta'   
   > kid found guilty of stealing a car sentenced to a public spanking.   
   >   
   > I'm completely serious.  What's really crazy is that the Harper   
   > government is now proposing to spend $1 billion a year to build more   
   > prisons to house far more people.   
      
   And make sure school, neighbors etc. all know who you are and what you   
   did.  So they can keep an eye on you.   
      
   They should be forced to work or die in jail. I say work as when they   
   get out, if they know how to work the lower the chances they will re-offend.   
      
   Then there is the age discrimination thing.  Why not let the perps under   
   age et a little social heat.  Better they learn at 15 than 30.   
      
   Ya, a billion to keep leaches safe or a billion to house criminals, I go   
   for the later.  Harpo and out leaders might want to ask why we people   
   are so angry at government.  Because at some point a billion will not   
   stop the herds rampage.   
   --   
   The bigger government gets, the more it tends to rule out common sense.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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