It's a Jungle Inside - I'm Not Sorry

I read that a convicted wife/unborn child killer was rushed to hospital suffering from knife wounds on the weekend. Am I sorry? I can't say that I am. If that individual had been a "normal" citizen I'd have said, that's awful that he was attacked, and hope that authorities would find whomever did it. But this is not the case here.

Michael White was just convicted last week of killing his 29 year old wife, Liana who was carrying their unborn second child. The story had gripped the western media as it closely resembled the Scott Peterson case in the US. White was convicted of second-degree murder, I'm not sure why it wasn't first-degree murder because I would have thought it was premeditated. Our weak criminal code gives a minimum sentence of 10 years before possible parole for second-degree murder. Not enough in my opinion.

I believe the Canadian judicial system is not tough enough on the most violent offenders that move through the courts today. Murder is murder and in my opinion there should be no possible parole for a convicted murderer. That White will possible be eligible in 10 years for parole after what he did offends my sense of dignity, and it should offend yours.

We're not sure whether White injured himself or whether he was attacked by other inmates but I'd bet on the latter. The criminal code of conduct ranks sexual crimes, murder of children and spouses as the lowest of the low. I believe White was punished for what he did and can only assume that other attempts will be made to carry out the sentence that our courts are too weak to impose - death.

It's a jungle inside a prison and I'm glad.

Cheers from the Valley.