Defined Terms
Other Reasons to re-introduce
Capital Punishment
in Australia
Scope now exists to
Sentence an
accused person/s as
Guilty beyond any doubt,
as opposed to
Guilty beyond reasonable doubt
due to -
(a)
Forensic Evidence; and/or
(b)
CCTV And Photo Evidence;
and or
(c) multiple witness
testimonies.
Higher 'life expectancy' increases the cost of incarceration on the public purse
for Life Sentences,
than when advocates against Capital Punishment presented their arguments
circa 1950s.
Govt is obligated to ensure that the 'benefits' exceeds the 'costs', prior to
expending material amounts of the
Public
Purse.
Denunciation – formal public expression
that the behaviour is unacceptable to the community.
Community Protection – protecting
the community from the offender and from crime generally.
Justice for the Innocent Victim/s.
Life sentence inmates enjoy a very low QOL.
Illicit drug taking has reduced the rationale and judgement of a material number
of inmates, whereby a return
to earlier more painful and frightening deterrents for such mentally affect
accused is required.
Empirical Evidence Quantifies Charged Persons On Remand Plead Guilty To Avoid
Being Sentenced To Death |