Re: Canada to Enforce Islamic Law

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nicholas Fitzpatrick) wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Go Fig  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Nikolic, 48, was a deputy intelligence chief with the Bosnian Serb army's 
> >> Bratunac brigade, which allegedly took part in the mass executions of 
> >> civilians from the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica. 
> >> 
> >> The prosecution had demanded a jail term of 15 to 20 years. 
> >> 
> >> But this did not "adequately reflect the totality" of Nikolic's conduct, 
> >> said 
> >> presiding Judge Liu Daqun, instead passing the 27-year sentence.
> >
> >Good grief, the prosecution only wanted 15-20... isn't something wrong 
> >with that?
> 
> Hang on.  The prosecution wanted 15-20 years (and presumably the 
> prosecution knows all the weaknesses in the cases that no-one else
> has picked up on), and the judge over-rules him and goes much higher.
> And you are using this as an example of the court being soft???

But he was found guilty, it wasn't sort-of guilty due to the evidence.  
He was guilty... its a VERY soft sentence.
> 
> >It not if he is 50 or 100, it is principle.  Why should this killer see 
> >the light of day again ?
> 
> He'll be 75 when he is released (not sure how parole works, if there
> is any ...).  Presumably at this point, he will not be a danger to
> society any longer.

People that kill their spouses over passion are very unlikely to kill 
someone else... should they just be let go?

What about punishment ? How many minutes is he getting per victim ?

> There's no point incarcerating someone out of
> shear vindictiveness ... if you do that, you'll end up in the same
> hole as our funny friends to the south, who have, per capita, 
> incarcerated 10 times as many people as we have, and still have
> higher violent crime rates.

I don't think you can cross compare so easily.

At least those that are incarcerated won't do it again, something the 
parents of that poor Minnesota girl I'm sure are think, he had been out 
only since July.

jay
Wed, Dec 3, 2003 
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> 
> Nick

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