Supreme Court Strikes Down 2 Harper-Era Tough-On-Crime Laws

[Azure]

Great news. The stupid crime bill was the reason I stopped supporting the Harper government.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down two federal laws from the previous Conservative government's tough-on-crime agenda, ruling both to be unconstitutional.

The decisions mean an end to rules for minimum sentences for specific drug crime convictions and limits on credit for pre-trial detention in certain conditions where bail is denied, giving trial judges more leeway in how they deal with offenders.

In both decisions, the top court said Parliament has the right to set laws to maintain public safety, but the rules should not be so overly broad that they capture offenders whose incarceration would benefit neither themselves nor the public.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/04...n_9701476.html

[nik-]

Mandatory minimums are dumb and I'm glad they're dead.

[Johnny199r]

Minimum sentences don't accomplish anything and are stupid.

[Locke]

Yeah, not a fan of Mandatory Minimums so I'm all on board for this.

[Thor]

I forgive Clinton and Bush Sr back in the day because they didn't know better. But for Harper to champion this after what we saw happen after that, is beyond messed up.

[AcGold]

I forgive no Bush family member for anything ever. They are the epitomy of evil.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Thor

I forgive Clinton and Bush Sr back in the day because they didn't know better. But for Harper to champion this after what we saw happen after that, is beyond messed up.

Do you still forgive Clinton if he can't admit his policies basically wrecked a generation of lower class people?