tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post1765787556674749356..comments2024-01-03T19:31:59.663-05:00Comments on Blast Furnace Canada Blog: Federal Court to Harper: Stand up for death row inmatesBlastFurnacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02561725837264524099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-64941832162431768512009-03-04T23:29:00.000-05:002009-03-04T23:29:00.000-05:00I doubt the SCC or even the Federal Court Appellat...I doubt the SCC or even the Federal Court Appellate Division would uphold this decision. People need to stop taking what one Federal Court trial judge or one Provincial Superior Court judge takes so seriously. They're pretty frequently overturned on appeal.<BR/><BR/>For what its worth I totally agree with you regarding your last paragraph. In his understandable defense of Omar Khadr, I think KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932623568330893522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-3601028168236819702009-03-04T21:37:00.000-05:002009-03-04T21:37:00.000-05:00If that's the case, Scott, then it really makes th...If that's the case, Scott, then it really makes the Harper gov't look bad. My concern remains that since the maximum sentence available here is 25 to life, Smith could apply for parole as soon as he got back to Canada. If life really does mean life, on the other hand, then by all means get clemency then complete the transfer -- but keep the promise to keep him locked up here. I wouldn't want BlastFurnacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561725837264524099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-15907985047023324562009-03-04T18:16:00.000-05:002009-03-04T18:16:00.000-05:00the vote would be to keep things the way they are ...the vote would be to keep things the way they are --<BR/><BR/>I'm not so sure about that presumption BF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-70497855086053020262009-03-04T18:08:00.000-05:002009-03-04T18:08:00.000-05:00Scott, on the issue of Omar Khadr, it's a lot simp...Scott, on the issue of Omar Khadr, it's a lot simpler: The Geneva Convention applies. He should be treated as a child soldier caught up in the middle of a firefight, and there should be a request to have him back to stand trial here, as a youth offender to prove guilt or innocence -- in my opinion, murder is a way overblown charge in that case. That Harper won't lift a finger for Khadr is BlastFurnacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561725837264524099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-41043185231247732532009-03-04T18:03:00.000-05:002009-03-04T18:03:00.000-05:00I expect that the government will appeal this deci...I expect that the government will appeal this decision to the Federal Court of Appeal, then on to the Supreme Court of Canada if necessary.<BR/><BR/>This guy is a murderer.<BR/><BR/>If a national referendum on bringing back the death penalty were held today I wonder what the result would be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-34584849113920006382009-03-04T17:55:00.000-05:002009-03-04T17:55:00.000-05:00You're fine up til your last paragraph Robert. Tha...You're fine up til your last paragraph Robert. That line is what a lot of Conservatives are saying about Omar Khadr. Now.. you can say there are differences - Khadr isnt convicted of anything, etc etc. But, I can't help be feeling uncomfortable with those remarks.Oxford County Liberalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12181314055142726735noreply@blogger.com