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Originally Posted by GGG
I don't think she is getting asylum because she is being persecuted, she is getting asylum because her punishment is likely considered cruel given the crime she comitted.
What if it was the death penalty instead of 30 years in prison? Would that change your opinion. She is 30 now would get out when she is 60 so its like a half death penalty, and she would lose the good half. At some point a punishment becomes unjust and we shouldn't subject a person to it.
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I agree, the punishment for the crime is unjust. However, I am concerned about the precedent that this ruling sets for other potential fugitives seeking asylum in Canada because of what a fugitive perceives as an unjust punishment. Some penalties in the US for simple drug possession are unjust, but do we really want to protect those that break a law in the US because we believe the punishment to be too harsh for the crime? At best we would be ignoring the extradition treaty we have in place with the US, at worst we are infringing on her sovereignty.