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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Your position doesn’t make any sense because if your goal isn’t rehabilitation you should be arguing for the death penalty instead of just holding them until they die in prison. How pointless is that?
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This seems like an absurd statement to a reasonable position. It doesn't make any sense to you why someone doesn't think we should kill people?
The Canadian justice system has struggled with this since Ng was found in Calgary but under United States vs Burns, the Canadian courts found that a suspect charged with crimes that could lead to the death penalty should not be extradited. Many other countries have similar approaches where they won't extradite if the death penalty is on the table. Life in prison though? That's fine, extradite away.
Also just cost and resources alone could be reason enough not to have the death penalty even if you're okay with life imprisonment.