In addition it prolongs the grieving process of the victims family. A person in Mr. Runciman s political position should speak from a factual not an emotional perspective. We would like to remind Mr. Runciman of the David Milgaards, and the Guy Paul Morins of the world. Even with all possible protections and fail-safe mechanisms in place, there is no guarantee that mistakes will not occur.
Some decisions are irreversible.
Death Penalty Bill introduced by The Reform Party of Canada Read above for the text of the last Reform party private members bill they attempted to pass. The supreme court of Canada has since ruled capital punishment is in violation of the constitution. Include essay title, your name, school, city and country, grade level, brief commentary if you like, and your email address if you are willing to have other students contact you with questions. Nguyen Thi Hiep was executed despite assurances by the Vietnamese government that they would postpone any execution dates until a review of evidence pointing to her innocence between Toronto Detectives and Saigon police. Despite pleas from Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, President Clinton and Jesse Jackson, Vietnamese officials executed her without any notice, in breach of their promise.