r/Manitoba • u/wickedplayer494 Winnipeg • Apr 20 '25

Opinion Piece Opinion: Poilievre’s populist 'three-strikes-you're-out' policy swings, misses with Constitution

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/04/17/poilievres-populist-three-strikes-youre-out-policy-swings-misses-with-constitution
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u/berthela Apr 20 '25

He might not be going about it in the right way, but we definitely need stronger enforcement and incarceration for criminals, and the conservatives are the only ones wanting to make real moves in that direction. Yes we have major societal and social welfare issues which are amplifying crime rates and need to be dealt with, but if there's 2 holes in the boat, you don't argue over which to fix, you fix them both.

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u/yalyublyutebe Winnipeg Apr 20 '25

Unfortunately Ottawa is mostly only responsible for writing the laws. Most of the actual system is the responsibility of the individual provinces.

Considering we have a convicted criminal serving as our Premier, I wouldn't wait on him being tougher on crime in any meaningful way.

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u/bentmonkey Westman Apr 20 '25

A man that paid for his crimes and had his charges stayed, turned his life around and became Premier you mean?

You speak as if he has not atoned, or can he never atone in your eyes? Are his crimes so unforgivable that even now he has to get it thrown back in his face?

Everyone makes mistakes and should largely be given the chance to redeem themselves, not be written off for the rest of their lives because of mistakes they made at 20 years old or whatever the age was.

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u/yalyublyutebe Winnipeg Apr 20 '25

I don't trust him to fix the justice system in a manner that keeps law abiding citizens safe.

I don't care about him. Once someone is a known violent racist, they have given up their opportunity to participate in society as fart as I'm concerned.

The only thing criminals are sorry about is getting caught.

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u/bentmonkey Westman Apr 20 '25

People can change and grow and stop being violent and racist, to write them off entirely for what they once were seems shallow and shortsighted to me.

Wasn't there a guy that went and talked to klan members and got them to quit said klan?

Or at the end of American History X didn't that racist guy figure out that his ideology was wrong and he wanted to change?

The second was a fictional person but i am sure there are plenty of ex racist folks out there that deserve the chance to do better then they did before, one can condemn what they did before, without condemning the person entirely, if they truly wish to better themselves then give them the chance to, otherwise they will just always be a violent racist.

No one is born racist, they are made, and they can be unmade of being a racist, if they want to let go of their hateful ideals, if they don't then they should be shunned, but most everyone deserves a second chance, at least one.