- Judicial preogatives:
- * concurrent sentencing
- * allowances for time spent in custody
- * reduced parole criteria
- Jonathon Narvey: Evil is as evil does
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Are we so lost that those who we most trust to know the difference between right and wrong can’t see evil when it’s staring us in the face?
I never went to law school. I’m guessing courses in logic and philosophy are not a requirement of obtaining a degree in that field. Paul Slansky, lawyer for Saad Gaya, 22, of the terror group known as the Toronto 18, responds to a sentencing verdict of his client:
“Terrorism is a heinous and evil crime, but not necessarily everyone who commits a heinous and evil crime is himself evil.”
Huh? We are not judged guilty in court or by a higher power merely for evil thoughts, at least not in a democracy. We are judged for our actions. When you do evil things, you are an evil person. No need to sugar-coat it.
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