Double Standard? I don't think so.

Mar 31, 2008 18:57

I saw this article under the featured section of Yahoo! Canada's home page today ( Read more... )

opinion, death penalty, international affairs, foreign affairs, law

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dubhagan March 31 2008, 23:51:39 UTC
And that's exactly the point I was trying to make.

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silverspar March 31 2008, 23:47:37 UTC
It's a little early for April Fools.

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dubhagan March 31 2008, 23:54:34 UTC
WTF? This has nothing to do with April Fools.

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silverspar April 1 2008, 00:04:58 UTC
I disagree. Stockwell Day always brings the lolz.

"People like myself say fix the problem," Day said at the time. "Put him in to the general population. The moral prisoners will deal with it in a way which we don't have the nerve to do."

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dubhagan April 1 2008, 00:06:53 UTC
Well, I don't disagree with you about Day.

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sun_tzu April 1 2008, 00:01:52 UTC
Smith was tried, convicted, and put to death by a country whose justice system is very similar to ours, a liberal democratic society with due process, a lengthy appeals process, and high standards which must be met before issuing and carrying out a death sentence. Saudi Arabia, not so much. Trials and justice are swift. I can't understand why there'd be a perception of a double standard at all.

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dubhagan April 1 2008, 00:04:30 UTC
It's all legal spin by Smith's lawyer, and a bunch of Canadians who didn't bother to read up on it all fell for it.

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ocean_orbit April 13 2008, 20:16:17 UTC
There is no double standard. This is about a fair trial.

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dubhagan April 14 2008, 00:50:17 UTC
Fair trial for whom? Are you refering to Smith? He plead guilty to two murders, state law indicates he gets death for it, so as far as I can see, it's end of story. Or are you refering to Kahail? That's why the government is getting involved. Judging by the fact you say there is no double standard, I'm guessing you're refering to Smith. If that is the case, please let me know what wasn't fair about his trial because I fail to see it.

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