what will Winnipeg become?

[dennis]

^Well said my good man

To Utopia!!!

[dennis]

I assume you were being sarcastic. By abolishing the death penalty, Canada took one more step towards civility. But I believe our social values are different than what they once used to be.
Perhaps Canada should make some punishments more severe.

[newflyer]

Originally Posted by vid

"There is no drug problems there, as the penality for dealing drugs is a death sentence. Its basic and fair in my view. Sadly the justice system in Canada is willing to risk the lives of society to protect the crime trade."

Yes, the number one priority of Canada's legal system is maintaining a steady flow of drugs to the population. It's our own fault for not killing pot heads when we had the chance!!

Yes, let's bring back the death penalty and make it the punishment for every crime! That way, we will live in a crime free utopia!

I think it is much more fair to put the penality of death on those to try to profit off the the weakness of children and addicts than to allow it to be virtually unpunished, while destroying people, families, neighbourhoods and a significant impact on society as a whole.

Its not like more people die in Singapore as a result of the drug trade than do in Manitoba. Infact death is limited to a very very few . A much better record than Canada or even Manitoba has acheived with its .. lets just ignore the problem .. and pretend nobody gets hurt policies. While the drug trade and gangs run rampant in the streets.

Yeah you're right... thats MUCH better. We have found utopia!! IT IS IGNORANCE.

[newflyer]

Originally Posted by dennis

I assume you were being sarcastic. By abolishing the death penalty, Canada took one more step towards civility. But I believe our social values are different than what they once used to be.
Perhaps Canada should make some punishments more severe.

Canada is really an open frontier for crime. .... but gee we have such a forgiving society.

You do the crime .. and we say "thats okay".... with a slap on the wrist.

[vid]

Unless you're opposed to illegal mining on your land, in which case the government imprisons you.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by vid

Unless you're opposed to illegal mining on your land, in which case the government imprisons you.

wa?

[vid]

Yeah, it's gotten lots of national coverage.

http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&q=k...-8&sa=N&tab=wn

[JayM]

Originally Posted by MooseJets

I'm confused. Isnt Allstream just based in Toronto and MTS HQ is still based in Winnipeg? And they are selling the office tower to move into another part of downtown?



I know that canwest has moved some departments from the HQ to other cities in canada but the coporate HQ is still based in Winnipeg.
http://www.canwest.com/about/fact_sheet.asp...

well thats messed up, i thought MTS Allstream was totally based in winnipeg, being that MTS purchased Allstream out of Ontario. As far as Canwest i heard that the local winnipeg station which was ran out of winnipeg, will now be being controlled from Calgary which isn't really ran locally, so i assumed that if thats happening that they've moved the HQ to Calgary.

[JayM]

btw did canwest change their logo? looks like it, didn't really notice.

[vid]

Canwest did change their logo, and all Global stations are operated out of Toronto. Instead of hiring 50 technicians for 10 TV stations, they hire 5 an have them control everything.

[SmileyBoy]

Originally Posted by newflyer

On my recent trip to Singapore, I immediately noticed the benefits of having an extremely low crime rates, which Singapore enjoys. The downtown is busy day and night with people. Young women dressed up, walking around Clark Quay or Boat Quay with little sign of concern for there safety. People enjoying the urban lifestyle without crime.

There is no drug problems there, as the penality for dealing drugs is a death sentence. Its basic and fair in my view. Sadly the justice system in Canada is willing to risk the lives of society to protect the crime trade.

In Singapore most crimes are met with severe penalities (no probation for auto theft), the result is little to no crime in the whole city (over 4.5 million people). People know if you want o break the law you shouldn't consider Singapore.

One of the things that suprised me the most, is the limited police presence in the city. I didn't see a police vehilce until my third day. I guess they realize the cost benefit of such low crime rates.

The US is the only modern Western country with the Death Penalty (for murder), so you think that our homicide rate is low, right??

BZZZZZZZ-WRONGO!!!!

Our homicide rate is the highest in the fully developed world!!!

Your argument just got thrown in the dumpster.

[Andy6]

Originally Posted by vid

Unless you're opposed to illegal mining on your land, in which case the government imprisons you.

Who exactly has been imprisoned for "opposing" illegal mining on his or her land? I take it that this is alleged to have occurred somewhere in the Greater Metro Thunder Bay Region?

[Andy6]

Originally Posted by SmileyBoy

The US is the only modern Western country with the Death Penalty (for murder), so you think that our homicide rate is low, right??

BZZZZZZZ-WRONGO!!!!

Our homicide rate is the highest in the fully developed world!!!

Your argument just got thrown in the dumpster.

The percentage of murders in the U.S. in which the murderer is executed is extremely small, though, so except in a few states where executions are numerous (although even then often only after a decade or two of appeals) one wouldn't really expect the threat of the death penalty to have that much effect on the rates. Many U.S. murders are committed by members of violent gangs whose life expectancy on Death Row could actually be longer than their life expectancy on the street.

[newflyer]

Originally Posted by SmileyBoy

The US is the only modern Western country with the Death Penalty (for murder), so you think that our homicide rate is low, right??

BZZZZZZZ-WRONGO!!!!

Our homicide rate is the highest in the fully developed world!!!

Your argument just got thrown in the dumpster.

Singapore has among the lowest criminal rates of any democratic country in the world... because the penalty of commiting crime is a major deterant to crime. FYI: Singapore is a very modern, wealthy western-like city, with a strong Asian infuence. Nick-name: the Emerald City.

The US has the highest homocide rates primarily because of the ease of access to deadly weapons, as well as wide spread drug crimes. Eliminate those issues and your homicide rates would be much much lower.

Also note that very few murders get the dealth penalty in the US.... but in Singapore all drug dealers face the dealth penalty if found guilty. ie: no repeat offenders. Its a fair law, and its on the sign as you enter the country, so there is no suprises.

Guess what?? There is no Hells Angles chapter in Singapore. Just to dangerous to operate there. There are no gang wars there, killing innocent people. Its a very safe city for all citizens.

I guess its your theory which has fallen in the dumpster.