Ottawa urged to scrap statutory release of cons—in favour of earned parole.
Maybe they could think about some kind of aptitude test for judges, too. Nice and easy multiple-choice questions, like:
"You have convicted a defendant of aggravated assault and sexual assault against a minor. When considering sentencing, you will:
a) Deliver a firebrand rebuke from the bench, then hand down a sentence exactly one-half the maximum that the statute permits. After time credited for pre-trial custody, this will work out to about 3-4 years.
b) Hand down a lighter sentence because what this individual needs is rehabilitation, not retribution. Just don’t think about any kids that might get assaulted while he/she’s out on statutory release, rehabilitating themselves.
c) Hand down a sentence of death by breaking wheel (multiple offences) or 72 lashes, Branding and fifteen years’ Transportation to the Hans Island penal colony (first offence)."
Chris is most often found flying a desk, but he delights in studying the Golden Age of Aviation (1919-1939). He admires all the pioneering men and women who navigated the skies with nothing more sophisticated than a map, compass and sextant—and the conviction that there was no place they could not reach.
I (heart) the plan for a penal colony on Hans Island.