How to fix our criminal justice system

Buccaneer · #12 06-16-2003, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

Rasta I have been to Singapore, and believe me the people there are scared of the police.. the caning is the sentance but they will "rough you up" to get the confession. also the laws there are totaly nuts.. did you know it is also a 3 canning punishment for chewing bubblegum outside of your home.

there is reasons for there laws.. it once was a lawless place.. now it is so safe and peasfull but that came at a huge price.

Steve

Nowhere have I said that we should model our police like those in Singapore ... corporal punishment on the other hand would be a huge deterrent to crime ... as a society we should be intelligent enough to take what works and apply it and throw out what does not work.

View Poll Results: How would you reform Canada's justice system?
Bring back the death penalty	3	16.67%
Three-strikes and you're out mandatory life imprisonment for repeat offendors	6	33.33%
All judges to be elected and accountable to the public	4	22.22%
Texas-style supermax prisons	0	0%
GPS-based lifelong monitoring for all violent ex-convicts	2	11.11%
Mandatory minimum sentences to be served in full	2	11.11%
Victims to have the final say in the criminal's sentence	0	0%
Nothing, our criminal justice system is just fine	1	5.56%
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