Saturday, June 29, 2013

Petition: "The Canadian Justice Department: Increase prison sentences for sexual assault and child molestation"


There's a new petition on Change.Org called "The Canadian Justice Department: Increase Prison Sentences for Sexual Assault and Child Molestation." The petition cites these law articles for reference:
271. Everyone who commits a sexual assault is guilty of
(a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and, if the complainant is under the age of 16 years, to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of one year; or
(b) an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 18 months and, if the complainant is under the age of 16 years, to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of 90 days.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 271; R.S., 1985, c. 19 (3rd Supp.), s. 10; 1994, c. 44, s. 19; 2012, c. 1, s. 25.

I don't know about you, but that doesn't sound like nearly a long enough punishment for changing my whole life forever. However this year Canada is facing the possibility of serious changes to their system. However they still face serious opposition due to overcrowding of jails and the cost of it all. Speak up and demand to be taken seriously, if not for any other reason than to stop the suffering for the victims. 

This article list Canada's current laws on child abuse: http://www.haltnow.ca/abuse/child-abuse/191-child-abuse-and-the-law.html

And this article discusses what they are hoping to change this year: http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2013/02/is-canada-too-soft-on-child-sexual-abuse.html

 To sign the petition go here: http://www.change.org/petitions/the-canadian-justice-department-increase-prison-sentences-for-sexual-assault-and-child-molestation

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