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Canadian senator recommends giving murderers rope inside their prison cells

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EvilMario

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http://www.thestar.com/news/article...ide-their-prison-cells-tory-senator-says?bn=1
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...emselves-in-jail-tory-senator/article2322441/

OTTAWA—Canada’s most heinous killers should be provided a noose in prison so they can end their lives and save the country money, says a Conservative Senator.

The controversial comments came Wednesday from Quebec’s Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, who is among those that will have the final say on a sweeping Conservative crime bill to be passed into law by month’s end.

Boisvenu, whose daughter was raped and killed by a serial offender in 2002, said that he is personally opposed to re-opening the debate on the death penalty but is troubled by the cases of certain offenders who have no possibility of reform. He is a well-known victims’ rights advocate.

“I always say that every killer should have the right to a rope in his cell and be able to decide on his life, but I’m against the death penalty,” he told reporters ahead of a party caucus meeting.

He said he was speaking of serial killers like Paul Bernardo, Robert Pickton and the recently deceased Clifford Olson.

Apart from the problems of rehabilitating unrepentant murderers, Boisvenu said there is also a pressing economic problem that these people present.

The recent conviction of the Shafia family for the killing of their three daughters and father Mohammad Shafia’s first wife, is only the most recent example of that predicament.

“The three of them will be imprisoned at a cost of $10 million to the Canadian government,” he said. “That’s an economic problem because it’s $10 million we can’t put elsewhere. We have to spend it on people with no possibility of rehabilitation.”

When his comments made the news, Boisvenu later withdrew his words. But NDP leader Nycole Turmel said the damage was done, and it reflected poorly on Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who named Boisvenu to the Senate in January 2010.

“Me, I have worries about these attitudes, because at the end of the day, these people sign bills. So, it reflects his thinking. I dare hope it is not the thinking of the other senators.”

It does not reflect a widely held view in the Tory caucus, said Conservative Senator Bob Runciman, from Ontario.

“I look at it as a heat-of-the-moment comment,” he told reporters. “I don’t think that’s something that I would say. I suspect a lot of Canadians would perhaps share that view with respect to Paul Bernardo and Olson and other serial killers, but I think in general I suspect that Sen. Boisvenu was I think showing, again, his passion for victims of crime.”

Runciman did not say that Boisvenu should have to step down from the Senate committee studying Bill C-10, the criminal justice legislation.

“That’s not my call. I think he is a significant asset to the committee in terms of representing the concerns of the victims of crime. He has a huge credibility in Quebec, especially with respect to the tragedy that befell his family and the loss of his daughter,” Runciman said. “So, I think he’s a valuable member of the committee.”

The Conservative government wants to pass Bill C-10 into law by the end of February.
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So, tough on crime, or crazy on crime?
 
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Stet

Banned
This is why people who've experienced a heart-wrenching personal tragedy shouldn't be in positions to make decisions that deal with the consequences of those tragedies.
 
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Parallax

best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
whats to stop them from using that rope to brutalize other prisoners?
 
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BobsRevenge

I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
I imagine only the repentant murderers would take advantage though... :\

The unrepentant ones would just chill out in a cell for the rest of their lives, watching TV and working out or whatever.
 
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erpg

GAF parliamentarian
So long as they don't have to spend more money defending this law against human rights groups and...who am I kidding. I'm for it, but its wrong.
 
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krae_man

Member
I like how he's decided there's "no possability of rehabilitation" for first time offenders. At the very least the youngest has a chance to denounce his dads insane beliefs.
 
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Ferrio

Banned
What a pussy. He pretty much wants to put a bullet in their head, but is too chicken shit to say it. If you're going to be a piece of a shit, least do it right.
 
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Stet

Banned
Ferrio said:
What a pussy. He pretty much wants to put a bullet in their head, but is too chicken shit to say it. If you're going to be a piece of a shit, least do it right.
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The Canadian Conservative Party, ladies and gentlemen.
 
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Divvy

Canadians burned my passport
Oh conservatives....

Complain about cost of inmates one day, build super prison the next.
 
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Rapstah

Member
Yeah, let's kill the ones who regret their crime. It's not death penalty if it's the guy who murdered my daughter!

Not to diminish the guy's horrible tragedy 10 years ago.
 
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Analytical

Banned
I think any adult should have the right to take their own life if they wish, but giving them a rope tied in a noose is a bit barbaric.
 
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SMT

this show is not Breaking Bad why is it not Breaking Bad? it should be Breaking Bad dammit Breaking Bad
Haha, funny traditionalist.
Why don't you just murder them on the spot?

Why do we have the senate again?
To provide comedic relief and pay more taxes, evidently.
 
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Dresden

Member
see if someone gave me some rope in a prison cell, I'd make a noose, then get in on that erotic asphyxiation wagon for some added pleasure.
 
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Einhander

Member
Giving a dangerous prisoner a potential weapon isn't a good idea. His recommendation doesn't sit well with me either.
 
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Al-ibn Kermit

Junior Member
I'd normally agree, except it could be potentially used as a weapon I guess. I think a better idea is to make the noose permanently fixed to a section of the cell roof and make it out of a material that won't break and can't be cut without special tools.
 
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Dr.Acula

Banned
That's dumb.

Open prisoner's cell while he's sleeping, two or three guards hold him down while another guard chokes him out with the noose. Hang up his corpse.

"Oh well, I guess he just killed himself then."
 
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richiek

steals Justin Bieber DVDs
It saddens me to see our neighbors in the north becoming more and more batshit insane like us.
 
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