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Originally Posted by Slava
I don't think anyone is naive enough to think that we can prevent every murder. That's not the test. But from my armchair, it's disconcerting that we have these cases where violent offenders are released despite a high likelihood (as assessed by the board) of reoffending.
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Perhaps we would do wel to focus more on rehabilitation and reintegration instead of having people serve a (likely too short) sentence and get plunked back where they were a little worse for it.
Norway’s model appears to be very successful. Though they pay more for it and some people would rather someone else get murdered than pay extra in taxes I’m sure. But people come out of prison in Norway as better people and actual contributors to the community at far higher rates than in Canada. Worth noting they don’t have life in prison nor the death sentence (obviously) and don’t seem to frame prison as punishment.