Mind-Boggling
York Region Police Chief Armand La Barge had some interesting things to say at the press conference held on Tuesday, at Queen's Park by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police. He charges that the justice system is dysfunctional, citing as one proof the fact that nine criminals - murderers and sex offenders - were given day passes and travel permits this past summer to go to Canada's Wonderland. Know what else? Some of them were not even escorted.
The Association has a great deal to say about our justice system and what a change-over it needs. Lax prison sentences are one of the problems making "a mockery of the criminal justice system" according to the Association. A proof he offers for this one is the contrast between sentences here and in the States for someone running a marijuana grow-op. The person sentenced in Canada for the crime might find themselves facing house arrest or a nine-month conditional sentence, while in the States, the sentence would be seven years. House arrest? I can just hear the criminal types giggling right now.
Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant says there is legislation to be introduced this fall that will address some of the concerns voiced by the Police Chiefs. Let's make the time fit the crime. Our system needs to listen to the Police Chiefs when they ask for tougher sentences to be handed out. These are the people out there on the front lines, for god's sake. When Deputy Chief Tony Warr of the Toronto Public Service says "It's time for us to pull our heads out of the sand" he knows what he's talking about. Enough of this bullshit of us paying for people like Homolka to get an education at the taxpayers' expense while she was behind bars.. Let's make the time fit the crime. Hard labour would be good for a lot of those in the prison system right now. As for those others like the ones given the passes to Canada's Wonderland, let's take another long, hard look at capital punishment. Please.
The Association has a great deal to say about our justice system and what a change-over it needs. Lax prison sentences are one of the problems making "a mockery of the criminal justice system" according to the Association. A proof he offers for this one is the contrast between sentences here and in the States for someone running a marijuana grow-op. The person sentenced in Canada for the crime might find themselves facing house arrest or a nine-month conditional sentence, while in the States, the sentence would be seven years. House arrest? I can just hear the criminal types giggling right now.
Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant says there is legislation to be introduced this fall that will address some of the concerns voiced by the Police Chiefs. Let's make the time fit the crime. Our system needs to listen to the Police Chiefs when they ask for tougher sentences to be handed out. These are the people out there on the front lines, for god's sake. When Deputy Chief Tony Warr of the Toronto Public Service says "It's time for us to pull our heads out of the sand" he knows what he's talking about. Enough of this bullshit of us paying for people like Homolka to get an education at the taxpayers' expense while she was behind bars.. Let's make the time fit the crime. Hard labour would be good for a lot of those in the prison system right now. As for those others like the ones given the passes to Canada's Wonderland, let's take another long, hard look at capital punishment. Please.
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What we need to realize is that it is not only the cops who are on the front lines -- so are we, the general public. While the bleeding heart liberals support the forgive and forget mentality, they always seem a little less supportive when it comes to having a rapist or child molester or murderer, who has been properly rehabilitated, move into their neighbourhoods. You can't have it both ways people. Getting in trouble with the law doesn't appear to be enough of an incentive for repeat offenders to stop repeating. I agree with you -- hard labour ... and 20 sound lashes at the end of each workday!
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