LAWS 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bad Life, Mccarthyism, Toronto Star
19 Feb 2014
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Mocks belief that small time offenders deserve a second chance. Article in the citizen mandatory minimums: crime rates are at all time low, expert evidence these mandatory minimums don"t make the street safer in any way. No link between the two: mandatory minimums do not serve to deter potential offenders. A person who is drunk is not thinking about mandatory minimums; they are not deterred by law. Consider for instance the difference in moral blameworthiness between the drug dealing gangster who carries a loaded handgun and the target shooter who forgets to renew his firearm licence but continues to possess his . 22 caliber revolver and ammunition. Both can be charged under the same provision and both can be subject to a mandatory minimum of 3 years in prison. Meant to keep them away from the streets when they don"t need to be there. The toronto mayor has called these hug-a-thug" programs.
