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Thursday, 17 May 2012

Should Canada bring back the death penalty for convicted murderers?


I think that they should for sure bring capital punishment back, if somebody is capable of killing another human being then they deserve to have their life taken. What is the good in locking them up in prison for the rest of their lives so they can live off of tax payer's money and contribute nothing to society. We already have enough people living on this little planet of ours that we don't need people that do not respect life and other people. Capital punishment was originally removed because of the amount of people that were killed but were falsely accused. Now a days we can test DNA and we have all sorts of new technology to find criminals, so it is less likely that somebody will be falsely accused.

According to Justin Piche, an assistant professor of sociology at Memorial University in St. John’s, N.L., who analyzes the costs of Canada’s prisons. The cost of the federal prison system has risen 86% since the Harper government took over in 2006, government reports show. When the Conservatives came to power in 2005-06, Canada’s federal corrections system cost nearly $1.6-billion per year, but the projected cost for 2011-12 has increased to $2.98-billion per year. “That is a humungous increase of over 80%,” said Justin Piche. “Canadians are going to be spending a lot more on their prisons, and this is just the beginning.” By 2013-14, the cost of the federal penitentiary system will have almost doubled to $3.147-billion, according to budget projections. Recent government reports on the cost of Canada’s jails show costs rising on all fronts. For instance, the cost of keeping a male inmate in prison rose from $88,067 per year in 2006 to $109,699 in 2009, according to the most recent data from Corrections and Conditional Release Statistical Overview.The cost of staffing Canada’s federal prisons has also increased significantly, with 5,745 more staff hired at Corrections Canada since the Conservatives took power. Staffing numbers have risen from 14,663 in 2005-06 to 20,408 full-time equivalents in 2011-12, according to Reports on Plans and Priorities.The government’s plan to construct new prison and expand existing ones is also a reason for rising costs. In 2010-11 alone, more than $517-million will be spent on prison construction.The Correctional Service of Canada also attributes the rising cost partially to the government’s Truth in Sentencing Act, which eliminated the two-for-one credit for time served prior to conviction, and the Tackling Violent Crime Act which toughens sentences for certain violent crimes. The department expects the prison population to grow by 4,500 inmates — up from a current population of 22,749 — by 2014. 

So why not make it easier on everybody and make it easier for us to sleep at night and get rid of these sick people? I am not saying kill the people that have stolen a TV, those people might learn from what they did but somebody who has taken a life I don't believe deserves a second chance! 

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