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Originally Posted by Tiger
Do the laws have to be stricter, or maybe a justice system that actually prosecutes the guilty instead of most the charges not sticking on a technicality. An instant punishment prevents them from getting off on a technicality.
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And that is what we have been saying; give the police and the courts the tools to go after those who commit Criminal Code offenses. The instant punishment takes away people's rights. There is a common saying in countries where the laws came from British Common Law: "It is better for 10 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to go to jail."
That saying applies to murder and all the other most serious crimes. Why would we suddenly toss that out the window for a lesser offense? (And I say lesser as it isn't an offense under the Criminal Code.)