CRM 2309 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Assisted Suicide, Restorative Justice, Robert Latimer
3 Mar 2016
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Want the shortest amount of time in the least amount of pain. Assisted suicide: person has consent and seeking support to facilitate process. Euthanasia: person may not have consent (not being given primary needs leads to death). People that may be in extreme pain or disease. Public opinion/debate: criminal offence if doctor assists you in suicide. Political stance: could provide better quality of life, reduce pain, etc, want to decriminalize it. Up to 14 years in prison for assistance in suicide. Up to life year in prison for euthanasia (considered 1st (life 10) or 2nd (life 10) degree murder). Specific deterrence is supposed to prevent criminal from doing offence again, but most who have committed as/euthanasia are usually not going to do it again (do not have criminal background as the typical offender population). General deterrence sends the message that it will not be tolerated and will make people think twice.
