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It has nothing to do with the discussion about capital punishment for murder of police officers.

There is no such thing as an inalienable right to life in all situations. What about police officers doing their duty to protect the public and themselves from someone who is trying to kill someone? What about in wars when a country is trying to defend itself? While nobody likes the thought of having to, obviously there are circumstances when police or soldiers have to do it. Capital punishment for murder of a police officer is no different as long as there is due process and there is absolute certainty of guilt.

So you think a guy who murdered mulitple people or murdered a police officer who was trying to protect your butt, should escape the justice of capital punishment and instead be able to live in relative comfort at taxpayers expense of millions of dollars over 25 years. And at that point start holding parole hearings every few years and put the victims families through the horror show of hearing it all again and having to see the offender. And if he does get parole, he might go out again and kill more people because it has happened before. That's your idea of justice and being civilized. Sad.

The last living WWII-era German Nazis have shockingly few regrets (nypost.com) Yet Trudeau took no action to use the security apparatus of government, RCMP, CSIS, etc. to ensure a former Nazi could not be in the HOC and be cheered as he sat near Zelenskiyy.

I think I already explained that some time ago. You can Google it if you want. The subject here is capital punishment for murder.

We need to bring DeSantis up here from Florida and bring some sense into our governments. Critical Race Theory is being introduced under the cloak of culture studies. Christianity in the form of Bible reading and any kind prayers was banned from many schools in Canada decades ago under the umbrella of so-called "multiculturalism". A few years ago a native was allowed to hold a smudging ceremony in a school class in B.C. A Christian student's mother complained that her daughter was being forced to be part of an anti-Christian religious practice. This eventually went to court and the government argued and the judge ruled that the smudging ceremony was not a religious practice. This is of course completely false. Smudging ceremonies are all about trying to cleanse the room of evil spirits which is by its nature religious. The teacher in allowing this smudging ceremony was forcing the class to participate in a heathen religious ceremony. This goes against the ten commandments in the Bible. "3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;" Exodus 20:3 KJV

The governments in power in Canada are to blame for this whole fiasco because they brought these radicals into Canada in the first place and have done nothing to stop them from using Canada as a base for their activism and extremism. Canada has built an international reputation for harbouring extremists and terrorists and has done nothing about it. This from an article June 10, 2010: quote A four-year inquiry into the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight is due to be published. The inquiry was ordered after the acquittal of two suspects and allegations of a bungled investigation by the Canadian police and intelligence services. unquote "After charges against Parmar were dropped in 1985, the next embarrassment for the investigation came with the news that the Canadian secret services (CSIS) had destroyed tapes of telephone calls made by Sikhs suspected of involvement in the Air India case. The judge in the 2005 trial described this as "unacceptable negligence" but it was regarded as far more serious than that by members of parliament calling for an inquiry." Unravelling Canada's 1985 Air India investigation - BBC News Can we really blame India for holding the view that Canada harbours terrorists and is completely untrustworthy when they look at the situation that has existed in Canada for decades including the botched handling of the Air India bombing? This is not the only issue that reveals Canada's negligence in the world of extremism and terrorism. We have been watching how Canada mis handled al Qaeda terrorists for years. There is the ten million dollar payout to someone who went over to fight for al Qaeda in Afghanistan as a teen ager and killed an American serviceman. Then there is the issue of the wives of ISIS fighters who are released in Canada. We must not forget how Canada has allowed China to creep into our institutions and society and establish serious foreign interference that may be beyond the point of even stopping it. Then there is the fact Canada will not put Iran's Revolutionary Guard on it's terrorist list. The U.S. did it. The EU might. Why Canada won't put Iran's revolutionary guard on its terrorist list | CBC News

Have you ever heard the phrase "contributing factors"? There are lots of contributing factors. But the solution is not aiding and abetting it. There has to be treatment and rehab or it will never end.

Nobody is supposed to mention personal responsibility these days. That would be condemned as stigma. But the truth is nobody can be treated unless they are willing to be. But heavy blame is put on society as the culprit. Many say housing shortage, high cost of living, inflation, homelessness, etc. are all to blame. We will likely always have these societal problems. If people are waiting for those problems to go away, the OD crisis will never end. There are also a lot of people who ODed who were living in normal homes and lives. It is not just on the streets this happens. Very common in homes too. So what is the solution besides waiting for a utopian society to be created?

According to this article: The last living WWII-era German Nazis have shockingly few regrets (nypost.com) This is shocking because it was one of the worst crimes against humanity in history. It mentions a documentary that was produced on this called "Final Account". It does not appear to be available for free on the internet. It is on Google Play for $4.99 plus tax (possibly U.S. dlrs)

Trudeau claims his government's drug policies are saving lives. But the statistics tell a different story. quote “What the science tells us is that the best ways to support people struggling with addictions, first of all, safe consumption sites. There was one when we came into office in 2015, now there are dozens and dozens and dozens across the country, and they are saving lives significantly,” Trudeau said. Here’s the thing, Trudeau has increased the number of places for people to consume hard drugs but hasn’t funded or mandated addiction services to help people kick their habit. The result isn’t that lives are being saved by his policies but instead people are dying. Trudeau said that the expansion of safe consumption sites since his government took office has saved lives, however, in 2015, British Columbia recorded 529 “drug toxicity deaths” but in 2022 there were 2,272 or an increase of more than 300% in one province over seven years. In Ontario, the number of opioid-related deaths went from 728 in 2015 to 2,907 in 2021. The number of emergency room visits from opioids alone went from 3,628 in 2015 to 17,023 in 2021. The more permissive attitude is not saving lives by any standard. At the end of January, British Columbia was granted permission to decriminalize what the federal government deemed personal use amounts of certain hard drugs. Anyone found with 2.5 grams or less of heroin, morphine, and fentanyl, crack, cocaine, meth or ecstasy won’t face charges. Advocates for making Canada’s drug laws more lenient regularly point to places like Portugal which legalized virtually all drugs more than 20 years ago. What they don’t tell you is that you can still be busted for possession but sent for treatment rather than being sent to jail. In Canada, we seem to want to adopt the policy that says make drugs legal, make them easier to get but we don’t want to offer treatment for addictions. This has been my problem with the legalization and safe consumption argument for years. The governments pushing easier access to drugs for addicts don’t make easier access for addiction treatment part of the package. unquote Trudeau claims his drug policy saves lives but overdose deaths rise | Ottawa Sun If safe consumption sites and legalization of a certain amount is the answer, why have the number of people dying of overdoses been going up?

I would say there are different levels of insults. Most fall into a lower level category. His insults were a different level entirely. That is why Parliament, and any organization have rules on how people can speak to the other people. That is why we have Human Rights Codes. It cannot be reasonable to unfairly trash other people. There has to be a certain level of decorum or respect. It cannot be a free-for-all. As someone who holds certain beliefs, I found them more offensive. He is a clever man but uses his ability to attack people that believe in God. Nobody should have to spend their time reading that. He says I should simply shut up and not mention the Bible or anything religious. I strongly disagree because for a Bible believer that is his reason for being. The powers in the world can be divided between two. One is the Devil or Satan and the other is God. God has infinite power and we don't always understand his ways and purposes. The Devil's power is very limited. But the people in the world generally follow him. So naturally the Devil wants to silence Bible believers. That is what it is all about. I also oppose excessive government control or authoritarianism. But there has to be some level of control of society which we call law and order or we have anarchy. I don't oppose law and order. The reason we have businesses in Canada in some places being constantly being robbed, employees assaulted, and windows broken, and property damaged is because criminals are arrested and immediately released by the courts. This system was created by the liberal-left that blames society, poverty, etc. for the existence of crime and they don't hold criminals responsible.

Finally figured out how to put him on ignore. Done.

No, I don't believe they are true. The name calling and insults are just vile rubbish. But you seem to support it all and think that kind of language is acceptable on here. Tell me how you manage to reason that is acceptable if you are in God's good grace?

No, I would not say I am mad. Someone with certain beliefs is expected to be constantly insulted and called names by one or two individuals. I hope you have some sympathy for them. They are incapable of rational discussion. They have certain things they are triggered by, especially when I make a quote or comment from the Bible, and will throw insults and derogatory names out as a normal conversation. I don't think they could be married. If they are, their wives must be real silent doormats to be able to stick it out. The reason I felt this should be mentioned is I came across it in the B.C. Human Rights Code and realized that according to that they really have no right to come on a forum and insult people that way. They have taken over the forum and nobody with my views can comment without expecting to be trashed. The forum should be more civilized.

They don't believe what I said from the Bible anyway, so why would that be a big thing? Only if someone is unsure and the idea of hell scares them, right? You are contradicting yourself. Does it scare you? Mentioning hell is not against the BC Human Rights Code. It is just a part of religious beliefs and therefore a legitimate part of conversation. If I said you shouldn't have sex outside marriage, would you say that is personal and therefore not allowed as well? Give us a list of the subjects that you think are forbidden to speak about. We will check the BC Human Rights Code and see if they are forbidden.

You are correct. You may be much wiser than I am on that. I will have to consider that.

False. An examination of a number of posts will prove I do not insult everyone all the time. Your claim is a lie. I do not "damn them with Bible quotes". I often quote the Bible to prove them wrong or what I am saying is true. You don't accept it because of your anti-Bible/anti-Christian ideology, that's all. I am not harassing anyone. But I am sure you disagree with me and use the argument of harassment, which is false. The BC Human Rights Code speaks about one of the grounds of discrimination is religion. Therefore your argument that you can insult and call names because of my Bible quotes is proof you are breaking the Code. You are breaking the Code by trying to deny my right to quote the Bible and my interpretation of it. That is what they do Islamic and Communist countries.

I can understand why you would want someone you disagree with to just go away and disappear. Your name if fairly new on here and some of us have been on here for a long time. But I have as much right to speak as you without endless insults and name-calling form a particular individual. Freedom of speech is not unlimited. When you go beyond debate about a certain subject and concentrate on insulting and name-calling, it is perfectly proper to point that out and explain why it is wrong. We should try a little harder to treat other people with some respect.

I know it is a national forum. I don't insult people very often, and nowhere near with the fierceness and repetition of this individual. He has proven his insults are partly driven by his animosity toward my religious beliefs and therefore it is a violation of the BC Human Rights Code. You yourself have sometimes referred by my religious beliefs as a reason for your opposition to me and my comments. So you too also broke the BC Human Rights Code. The reason I posted under the Federal Politics is because that is where 95% of the discussions and insults take place. Therefore it is the best place to draw attention to it. But I can understand why you would want it not to be seen.

No, saying someone could go to hell is not in the BC Human Rights Code and I have very rarely said anything like that. Secondly it is not a personal comment in the same sense as a steady stream of name-calling and personal insults. The occasional comment in the context of a religious belief is not in the same category at all. I can understand people on the forum make the odd comment which is questionable, as I have done on occasion. But this person, has absolutely no restraint at all with his steady stream of name-calling and personal insults. Something is seriously wrong where a forum has that kind of thing going on.

I just received a reply to my post about this issue from the offender. He totally rejects my reply and reference to the BC Human Rights Code and just adds more insults. You can read over a number of his comments under this topic: Time to bring back capital punishment for murder of police officers and prison guards - Page 3 - Federal Politics - Repolitics.com - Political Discussion Forums

I am not trying to report a particular incident at this time. Just trying to raise awareness.

Since there is no moderation of comments involving personal attacks, I think it is reasonable to mention this. From BC Human Rights Code quote 3 The purposes of this Code are as follows: (a)to foster a society in British Columbia in which there are no impediments to full and free participation in the economic, social, political and cultural life of British Columbia; (b)to promote a climate of understanding and mutual respect where all are equal in dignity and rights; (c)to prevent discrimination prohibited by this Code; unquote quote 7 (1)A person must not publish, issue or display, or cause to be published, issued or displayed, any statement, publication, notice, sign, symbol, emblem or other representation that (a)indicates discrimination or an intention to discriminate against a person or a group or class of persons, or (b)is likely to expose a person or a group or class of persons to hatred or contempt because of the Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age of that person or that group or class of persons. unquote Human Rights Code (gov.bc.ca)

Not only are you the worst false accuser, insulter, and name caller on the forum, but you regularly violate the Human Rights Code by attacking me personally for my religious beliefs and political opinions. My comments do not attack you personally the way you do. You have no limits to how far you will go. Your constant demeaning and insulting pattern toward me is obvious to anyone who reads it. By doing so, you are really just painting yourself. quote 3 The purposes of this Code are as follows: (a)to foster a society in British Columbia in which there are no impediments to full and free participation in the economic, social, political and cultural life of British Columbia; (b)to promote a climate of understanding and mutual respect where all are equal in dignity and rights; (c)to prevent discrimination prohibited by this Code; unquote quote 7 (1)A person must not publish, issue or display, or cause to be published, issued or displayed, any statement, publication, notice, sign, symbol, emblem or other representation that (a)indicates discrimination or an intention to discriminate against a person or a group or class of persons, or (b)is likely to expose a person or a group or class of persons to hatred or contempt because of the Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age of that person or that group or class of persons. unquote Human Rights Code (gov.bc.ca)