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Originally Posted by GGG
Is you position then life in prison after 7 assaults?
I think it’s a good question for those with more knowledge is based on this disclosure of the record is this person special.?
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I don't like life in prison but I think a sentence that resulted on 6-8 years of actual incarceration would be absolutely justified here. Maybe even 10. I get that requires a longer sentence due to statutory release.
I think Cliff's point about violent crime being mostly young men is a good one, so a bit of age helps.
And the penal system shouldn't be about punishment, imo, it should have two primary functions: protect society and rehabilitate people.
In this case I think his partner (and her family!) were done a pretty big disservice by the system. Nobody would have heard about it if he just got out and assaulted her again, but how demoralizing would that be for her? Society does a bad job with First Nations, but I think First Nations women especially get the short end of basically every stick, and she deserved more protection from Canada than she got.
Like I said before- If 7 domestic assaults isn't that special then I don't care - I'll pay higher taxes. Because someone who has been assaulted 7 times shouldn't have to dread the 8th assault in 2 years.