r/canadaguns • u/WetNightmares • 29d ago

News / Politics / Activism Ontario judge sentences handgun trafficker to house arrest after mandatory minimum declared unconstitutional

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ontario-judge-sentences-handgun-trafficker-to-house-arrest-after-mandatory-minimum-declared-unconstitutional
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u/PhantomNomad al 29d ago

Just because we don't have a mandatory minimum doesn't mean they should be allowed to wander the street either. I'm sure jail time could have been given, even up to the maximum.

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u/4r4nd0mninj4 29d ago

The judge would have given him less time, if she could have. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Arbakos 29d ago

I truly don't understand why we have judges that are dead set on not imprisoning convicted criminals. It seems like every conviction leads to nothing but the lightest sentence possible.

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u/MilkIlluminati 28d ago

Jailing the actual criminals would remove 99% of the problem