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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
I don't think it is the Canadian goverments right to impose its beliefs on another country. I'm not sure what this guy did. But I allways feel that the victoms are forgotten in these situations. The fact is that this guy is a murderer. Death sentence or not, that is the law in the state he committed the crime. It shoudn't be any of Canada's business. Ship him back, he is not our resposability.
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Dude hasn't been convicted yet. Trial hasn't even started.
It's a tough line to draw. There are places all over the world that institute the death penalty for crimes that, in my opinion, probably don't warrant it. Do drug dealers deserve to be put down? It's debatable. If the Canadian government changed its extradition policies then we would be in a situation where drug mules could be deported back to their country knowing full well that, once there and convicted (in some kangaroo court, or otherwise) that they'll be executed. I don't mind the policy as it stands, with all its faults and occassional hiccups, compared to the alternative. A system that takes into account indivdual situations has an even greater potential for abuse, in my opinion.
Now, if the border guards would just prevent people from getting into Canada in the first place...
