In 2010 the Conservative government introduced a crime bill which would kill the so-called faint hope clause that allows some people serving life sentences to apply for parole after 15 years (instead of the usual 25 common for first-degree murder and other life sentence convictions). Opponents of the crime bill argue that extended prison sentences are cruel and will cost the government tens of millions of dollars per year.Proponents argue that 15 years is too short of a prison term for people serving life sentences.
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@9X5SC256mos6MO
I think if you kill some one who was a child molester or rapist or a murder them selves you saved more lives then you took and deserve to go free
Depends on why crime was committed and what sate of living the person was in while committing the crime.
All depends weather it was done on purpose or by accident
@9BW2NCY2yrs2Y
It depends on why they did what they did, if it was out of self-defence or because they were being abused by the people who they killed of course. Even if it was because of other reasons they should offer good rehabilitation programs and go psych evaluations on them to make sure they're okay mentally..
@96GLR2B3yrs3Y
Yes, and we should work towards abolishing the prison system entirely.
Maybe,but give them a chance with a actual rehabilitation program.
We should keep people responsible but treat them better then prisons do
@9644S3YConservative3yrs3Y
@963PCGR3yrs3Y
yes, but depends on circumstance of the murder.
@95BS7H63yrs3Y
Yes, provided psychological evaluation and continued engagement in rehabilitative services to assess risk and mitigated risks for reoffending post release.
@947RZL33yrs3Y
Provided psychological evaluation and proper rehabilitation
The reason for their crime should be taken into consideration and used to determine if they should be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years. Rehabilitation programs and strict psychological evaluations should be made too.
@8ZNFP9T3yrs3Y
Yes only if their murder was based on a justifiable circumstance that makes them not guilty and if they have passed a psych test.
@8ZCNVDN3yrs3Y
It depends what the murder entails
@8Y8LP963yrs3Y
There should be restorative justice measures in place especially for Indigenous offenders, and a hearing should be available if the offender has followed Indigenous restorative justice protocols for a majority of their sentence.
@8XX9M3F3yrs3Y
Depends on alot of factors
@8XLW4DH3yrs3Y
No, but still provide more rehabilitation programs for prisoners
@8W8J43S4yrs4Y
Depends on why and how the person was killed
@8VZHMPM4yrs4Y
i think the prisoner should serve life with posbility of parole after 20 or 18 years
@8VXZZ6R4yrs4Y
No, they should have to wait longer for a parole hearing.
@8VSS6S54yrs4Y
This is too complex for a yes no short answer format. Con law and human rights and a carcerial system etc
@8VLQQY34yrs4Y
It depends on the specific scenario
@8VLFK96New Democratic4yrs4Y
Our entire prison system needs to be re-worked.
@8VL8TVS4yrs4Y
It depends why they committed the crime
@8V53PTT4yrs4Y
Yes and as Long as they can pass a strict physiological evaluation that shows they are no longer if actually society as well as it was not a offence committed on a minor
@8TYPJ3B4yrs4Y
They should be eligible for parole after 25 years for murder and heinous crimes so long as they have shown good behavior and have had a psych evaluation that they are no longer a threat to society
@8TX3YTBNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, depending on the reason behind their murder.
@8TWZKLY4yrs4Y
No. A life sentence should mean exactly that...life.
Yes and abolish the prison system.
@8TKFPRH4yrs4Y
Yes, and we should be working towards the abolition of prisons and carceral infrastructures by heavily investing in rehabilitation programs, models of restorative justice and community accountability, social services, and psychiatric health care.
it depends on the circumstance
@8SY9V6V4yrs4Y
yes, but depending on the circumstance
@8SD4L9LNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, but depending on how cruel the crime is.
Maybe if you are able to prove they are mentally stable enough to make sure they will not go on a killing spree after they are let out
@8RG6SG34yrs4Y
Depends on the violence of the crime and how well they have rebilitated themselves.
@8QLJMM24yrs4Y
It depends on the situation if it was done to protect someone else or themselves, they should get psychological treatment. If it was done just because, they should be sent straight to prison.
@8Q78H854yrs4Y
Yes, but there should be many psychological evaluation/rehabilitation hurdles to jump through in order to get that parole.
@8PVDV2GNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No, but we should put in more rehabilitation programs and programs/systems to prevent this
@8PPM5D3New Democratic4yrs4Y
No, but with psychological treatment and rehabilitation
@8PCRGDB4yrs4Y
It depends on how brutal the murder is, however rapists should be given the death sentance.
@8P79JNN4yrs4Y
Yes if they look at the effect on the family
@8NGM3JW4yrs4Y
Yes, but depends on the physiological condition of the offender
@8J84QVQ4yrs4Y
If there is case of wrongful conviction
@8H6N2C25yrs5Y
Yes, but it should be 30 years, psychological evaluation
@8FP9FMT5yrs5Y
@8D8N7PL5yrs5Y
@9C2JMT92yrs2Y
Needs to be treated on a case by case basis
@9BZDPXN2yrs2Y
yes, if the murder can be seen as justified by multiple people.
It depends on the situation, let’s say someone murdered their parental figure because they were abusing them for their entire life, I wouldn’t send them to prison for that.
@9BF78R72yrs2Y
The eligibility should exist to give inscentive to rehabilitate, but a judge should gatekeep the decision, and a committee should evaluate case by case.
@987GNWP2yrs2Y
You can’t buy a life once you takes someone’s life you can’t get it back so it wouldn’t be fair for someone to be on parole knowing they took something no one can get back
@977RWL2New Democratic2yrs2Y
Dependant on severity of murder and the state of the prisoner
@96TXPDJ2yrs2Y
No, depends on the crime but for some after 30 years yes
@8QRWPMFNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes I think there should be more rehabilitation programs for prisoners, but before they are back with society they need to have very in depth phycological tests
@8KSPPR94yrs4Y
Yes, with rehabilitation and psychological evaluation
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