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Thread ID: 103454 2009-09-24 00:13:00 Community detention for mother guilty of manslaughter george12 (7) PC World Chat
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813246 2009-09-26 09:25:00 Its a sick justice system when the crown prosecutor has compassion for the crooks.

You're confusing yourself again - never been a Crown Prosecutor.
Twelvevolts (5457)
813247 2009-09-26 09:29:00 That is true. However, neither would an awful lot of offenders who would be prevented from committing their crime in the first place if they thought there was a reasonable chance of being on the wrong end of a harsh penalty if / when they are caught.

Sentences are not just about the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff, they're also there to deter others from offending. If they appear too soft, potential criminals are far more likely to offend and risk the consequences.

There's nothing wrong with compassion, but we shouldn't let it compromise our justice system.

Deterence doesn't work very well then does it, if it did States with the death penalty would have no murders, when in fact often the lowest murder rates are in countries with relatively low penalties.
Twelvevolts (5457)
813248 2009-09-26 15:45:00 Well the murder rate would just be a lot worse if they didnt still have the death penalty.
Some people have a predilection for crime so usa is going to have a higher crime rate than say Iceland
prefect (6291)
813249 2009-09-26 20:31:00 Well the murder rate would just be a lot worse if they didnt still have the death penalty.
Some people have a predilection for crime so usa is going to have a higher crime rate than say Iceland

So Canada and the USA should have pretty much the same murder rate under your theory?

The trouble is there is research on Criminal Justice and many of your pet theories don't hold up to scrutiny.
Twelvevolts (5457)
813250 2009-09-26 20:35:00 Well the murder rate would just be a lot worse if they didnt still have the death penalty.
Some people have a predilection for crime so usa is going to have a higher crime rate than say Iceland

It is an error to try reason with a commo.

Lost b4 you start.
Cicero (40)
813251 2009-09-26 20:51:00 So Canada and the USA should have pretty much the same murder rate under your theory?

The trouble is there is research on Criminal Justice and many of your pet theories don't hold up to scrutiny .

No under my theory Canada like Iceland will have the lower crime rate .
You said you were a prosecutor . Are there different sort of prosecutors that don't work for the crown? Where you a freelance prosecutor for a higher authority than the crown like a maoris marai justice system .
prefect (6291)
813252 2009-09-26 20:58:00 Deterence doesn't work very well then does it, if it did States with the death penalty would have no murders, when in fact often the lowest murder rates are in countries with relatively low penalties.


So, there should be no deterrence for murder? after all according to you it doesn't work.
Metla (12)
813253 2009-09-26 23:13:00 Edit: Can't be bothered caring about this crap anymore. Cato (6936)
813254 2009-09-26 23:59:00 Edit: Can't be bothered caring about this crap anymore.
Will said. Thread should be locked.
:)
Trev (427)
813255 2009-09-27 00:06:00 We could of course do the obvious and not read that which we have no interest in.
But that needs a modicum of common sense.
Cicero (40)
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