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"An eye for an eye," may be an unenlightened view these days, but in some cases it is justice pure and simple. Consider Karla Homolka (who will soon be free to try restarting her life; don't get me started) and Paul Bernardo (who is just costing money with little or no return. The only thing I can say in defence of their not being put to death as a sentence for their crimes is that maybe, just maybe incarceration -- especially solitary confinement -- is harsher. I doubt it though.
From Manitoba comes another story that is a self-evident argument for the death penalty. I don't even want to discuss the details except to say: (a) anybody that wrongs a child ought to be shot no questions asked, and (b) 18-years in jail is utterly unsatisfying for the crime committed. Again, the only solice I take is that offenders in the penetentiary who have committed crimes against children are at the very bottom of the food chain. Maybe the criminals will deal with their own.
The Winnipeg Sun article: Jail for monster
Posted by Grayson at April 27, 2005 07:27 AM