Why not start this with something interesting and relevant? This week in Alberta there is a trial going on where a 23 year old man brutally killed an 8 year old child. I have never before in my life written to the Prime Minister – about anything. Today I asked him to bring in the death penalty.
This man was dating a 12 year old girl and came to her house, taking an active part in killing her parents and slitting the throat of her 8 year old brother. What a horrible, devatstating thing to do. Was he possessed? Was he on drugs? What would inspire you to do such an awful thing? I guess I don’t really care.
Adults do some horrible things – they can be cruel and hurtful, even to their own kids. I can see where some kids would want revenge. But why kill a boy? It’s nauseating to even think about it.
And knowing the legal system, as long as they don’t bungle the investigation causing the whole case to be thrown out, this man will live off of our tax dollars (if they actually send him to jail) until such time as he is released.
I believe in redemption. I believe that people can change their ways. But I also believe that the punishment should fit this crime.
I don’t want lethal injection. It’s too easy a way out, and some how the serenity of the action seems disturbing to me. I don’t know if the electric chair is the answer either as it seems kind of particularly sick to come up with such a thing.
Lying on a gullotine facing up seems like a good idea to me, although I wouldn’t want to psychollogically scar anyone with the task of having to clean up afterwards. Maybe they should sent off a seaside cliff and let the sea wash their dead carcass away. I don’t know specifically how they should go about killing these monsters.
But before they get rid of them, they should lead the person out to where they will face their judgement, tell them why they will be killed, and then do it.
This is not the first time that I have felt this way but it is the first time that I have done something about it.
August 29, 2007 at 6:25 pm |
Hi Carl,
You know I have never felt that we as human beings have the right to take the life of anyone…I know I wouldn’t want the responsablity of taking someones life and wouldn’t wish that on another person…how can someone actually get themselves into that state of mind to pull the switch etc?
But I totally understand your view…some people are just bad…and evil. I just don’t know how to deal with them….I honestly would like to see them sit there lives in prison but NOT in posh places where they watch cable tv and have all the luxuries..and they should work there to pay for their stay…..
September 4, 2007 at 4:14 pm |
I guess I am frustrated by the present Canadian justice system and how they will let evil people run loose. I would need to have incontrovertible proof, but as long as that was there I feel they forfeit their own right to living.
Bear in mind these would be cases that are intentional murder done in a horrific way. I guess to me, if they have done something like that then they have chosen their own fate.
Some will say that Jesus called us to forgive our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. This, of course, is true. I feel that he meant that more in terms of religious persecution, than just in general terms.
I am not concerned about protecting myself either, I am concerned about protecting others. The Canadian law system is a joke and most offenders know it. This needs to change.
According to the letter I received back from the government, reinstating the death penalty is a vain hope at best. It is considered not an option – as you will see in that post, as they removed it from the list of potential penalties.
I know that there will be people that will not agree with me – I’m okay with that. But if we can get our government to take crime and evil seriously, then that alone will be an improvement for our country.
Thanks for your comments!