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Originally Posted by puckluck2
Stealing things during a riot is totally exploiting the situation and should be punished more harshly than in normal circumstances.
What message would they be sending? It's ok to steal small items during a riot?
What a joke Vancouver is and the whole Canadian justice system is. If this happened in the U.S you'd have thousands in jail the next week.
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And if there is a justice system I want Canada to avoid it is the United States. It is a costly albatross of a system that is as inefficient as it is costly. Seriously look at the costs associated with putting someone into prison. The riots were awful and reflected poorly upon Vancouver and Canuck fans and no one is saying it is okay to steal small items but to spend thousands punishing someone for stealing $3 seems like an awful use of time resources.
Edit: Conditional discharges along with lengthy community service punishments (ie 250 documented hours over the course of a year) working at a job such as sweeping the streets in a high visibility vest that says RIOTER on it (supplied by their own funds) would be a great punishment that would benefit the community. Prison/jail time for minor theft does neither.
Also nearly any property crime is exploiting a situation.