(An example of a ruling in a court of Canada for capital punishment.)

Capital punishment is the legal authorization to kill someone when they have committed a crime. In 1976, captial punishment was removed from the Criminal Code of Canada. This changed the outcome of our history and conversations of punishment for crimes for many years. Later on, it was debated in the House of Commons until it was voted against. Another ruling that was placed in 2001 in our code was that in extradition cases, the person who committed the crime outside of the country would be brought back to Canada to be judged in court. Even though they can be sentanced, their execution cannot be carried out.

 

In the short story “Two Fishermen,” Thomas Delaney was going through court in order to be put on trial for a result of capital punishment. This indicated to us that the story would have taken place in Canada sometime before 1976 before capital punishment was abolished. The people of the town were decided that he should not be killed, and that is where I stand on this case as well. I feel that it is injust and inhumane to kill this man for his reaction to an assault that was being committed on his very own wife. Although some may argue that what Delaney did was very violent, I believe that it would be much more fair to have him put in jail for 25 years with no chance of parole. This would still give a consequence for his actions, as well as keeping him accountable for the life that he took. I feel that killing Delaney in this case could create a loophole, and possibly create more conflict.