Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 14, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg Fifee match nip backers agree strongly and six per cent moderate three per cent were on a regional and provincial support for capital punishment runs from a High in Alberta of 84 per cent to Manitoba Saskatchewan at on Tario at Atlantic Canada at British Columbia at 72 and Quebec at majority support for the death penalty is also common to men and women of All incomes and voting often identified As a conservative capital punishment is just As popular among declared liberals at 75 per and even has the Back ing of 69 per cent of nip the staunchest opponents of the death penalty on the Federal just As they have Strong feelings about capital so canadians have definite views about the crimes for which the death penalty should be an death penalty supporters have several reasons for feeling the Way they the Reid poll in order of they believe n those who murder show no re Spect for human life and deserve to be put to d too Many dangerous criminals Are Back on the streets too d the death penalty would discourage violent d criminals often come out of Pris on More dangerous than when they went this Factor is Felt most strongly by death penalty supporters in Quebec and those aged 55 and up d its too expensive to keep Crimi nals in prison for monetary considerations Are strongest among supporters in on the other also in order of arguments cited against the death penalty Are d it is immoral to kill no matter even if the state does it As punishment d the risk of killing an innocent person is too serious to justify having a death penalty d the death penalty would not Dis courage other criminals d society should be working to rehabilitate criminals to Lead productive results of the Reid poll indicate that supporters of capital punish ment have made up their minds More recently than slightly less than per cent of capital punishment sup porters surveyed said they have favored it All their one third said their feelings go Back several years and 16 per cent said their opinion was formed More among death penalty six in 10 said they have Felt this Way All their compared to 22 per cent whose feelings go Back several years and 10 per cent whose opinions Are More Reid suggests the higher level of recent converts among supporters of the death penalty May be tied to the perception that violent crime is in creasing in if the death penalty were to be the Reid poll Only nine per cent of the population would favor a return to the the traditional method of execution in two per cent would prefer a firing four per cent the Gas Cham Ber and 13 per cent the electric no one would support the once popular French but 50 per cent would favor lethal inject eleven per cent Are unsure and another 11 per cent dont want exe cution by any the last executions in Canada took place in whatever the a majority of those who support the death penalty 56 per cent believe the Federal Cabinet should be Able to intercede and commute a death sen a poll of this size is accurate to within percentage Points of what they would be if the entire adult population of Canada had been the margin of error within the various regions and subgroups will be How canadians View the death penalty by crime 80i mass Murler police premeditated sex offences prison guard murder with children treason by proportion strongly or moderately oppose strongly or moderately support lethal injection 50 by method of execution firing squad 2 Gas chamber 4 hanging 9 dont want death penalty 11 electrocution 10 unsure 11 by Region 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 o 0 a support oppose Atlantic Sample was asked this list of questions Here is a hat of the questions asked in the Southam new Angus Field associates toll on capital punishment As you May the Federal government has decided to hold a free vote in parliament on bringing Back capital All things would you yourself support or oppose the return of the death penalty would that be support oppose strongly or suppose that your member of parliament votes against your personal View on the death penalty Issue when it comes up in would you be less Likely to vote for your member of parliament because of this or would it make no difference in How you might vote in the next election in going to read you a Short list of serious for each i would like to know whether you think we should or should not be Able to sentence criminals to for that i dont mean necessarily every criminal that commits that i do mean should we have the option of the death penalty for that do you under any we should or should not be Able to sentence to death someone who commits d serial or mass murder d kills a policeman or prison guard d premeditated murder in general d multiple sex offences against children d treason against d other serious crimes besides murder people who Are in favor of the death penalty for certain serious violent crimes have a number of different reasons for feeling this i would like to read you a Short list of reasons that May or May not help explain Why you favor the death penalty for certain serious for i would like you to Tell me How important that reason is for your being in favor of capital using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is not important at All and 5 is extremely important d someone who shows no respect for human life deserves to be put to death d too Many dangerous criminals Are Back out on the streets too soon d the death penalty would discourage violent crimes d criminals often come out of prison More dangerous than when they went in d its too expensive to keep criminals in prison for when Canada did have the death the Federal Cabinet was allowed to intercede on behalf of someone who was sentenced to death and could prevent their if the death penalty were brought Back to would you be in favor or opposed to allowing the Federal Cabinet to prevent the execution of someone sentenced to death would also like to know How Long you have been in favor of or opposed to the death penalty for certain serious people who Are opposed to the death penalty have a number of different reasons for feeling this i would like to read you a Short list of reasons that May or May not help explain Why you Are opposed to the death for i would like you to Tell me How important that reason is for your being opposed to capital using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is not at All important and 5 is extremely important d it is immoral to kill no matter even if the state does it As punishment d the risk of killing an innocent person is just too serious to justify having a death d the death penalty would not discourage other criminals d we should be working to try and rehabilitate criminals to Lead productive lives in when Canada did have the death it was carried out by suppose for a moment that capital punishment is returned to do you think the death penalty should still be carried out by hanging or by some other method which of the following execution methods would you favor instead of hanging d electrocution electric chair d lethal injection d Gas chamber d Guillotine d firing squad d dont want the death penalty d unsure patrols search for strays in heading Ley area continued from Page 1 Only one had a tag and he re turned the carcass to the he Fidler people just wont believe their pet would kill Fidler said three weeks ago he found a dog chewing a Deer leg in front of a Roblin Avenue he said the owner was shocked and agreed to keep the dog chained up after being issued a it was really a very Friendly Fidler but when it got together with others that what Slatnick said conservation offi cers Are empowered under the Manitoba wildlife act to shoot any dog seen attacking big game Ani they also can Lay charges against the owners of dogs found running at Large in maximum Fine is Dave assistant Pound said yesterday patrols will be sent to the South heading Ley area to search for stray dogs this he said it is an offence under Pound bylaws for any dog to wound or kill an last a Charleswood woman was fined in bylaw court for allowing her three bulldogs to kill a Deer on her school to hear natives complaints continued from Page 1 the male and female we dont set out to be said who is division manager for Northern youth pro which is financed by donations from mennonite communities throughout Ontario and the United but we want to provide the Stu dents with the Best atmosphere for their Burkholder said a group of North Ern youth program representatives Are to Fly to various Remote reserves to talk with the involved students and their Well be listening to their con Cerns and be open to any suggestions they might have on improving relations Between staff and he Burkholder said a Large portion of the schools curriculum is designed to meet the needs of with courses such As trapping and Bead keeper said he enjoyed his High school courses and was looking Forward to a High school diploma this he said he Doest to tank hell Ever finish because he Doest want to move to Thunder Bay or Sioux where he would be billeted with a students tuition at Stirland Lake is paid by the Northern Nish Nambe education a federally fund de Indian organization based in Sioux most pet dogs Are instinctive kill William a University of Manitoba zoology said canines evolved for millions of years catching food by he they have been in Captivity for a few thousand which changed some aspects of their be but they Are still basically a Hunting and pack they attack from the rear Only because it is most accessible in a in a natural the dogs would be would Gorge themselves on the then Retreat to their Lair where they would re main for Days until hunger forced them to again search for Domestic Are Well fed but tend to which explains Why they Hunt frequently but do not eat their he they May eat a Little bit but its just a Token sugar offer still stands continued from Page 1 province has closed the door on assistance to the sugar pro Mayer said a Tripar Tite agreement with Alberta and its producers is expected to be signed next the province of Manitoba is the Only the agreement would Cost the Manitoba government an estimated Uruski repeatedly has said it is Ottawa the tripartite Deal remains on the table for the Manitoba government to Mayer Manitoba and Alberta Are the Only two sugar producing production in que Bec has ended in the face of Competition from Lowe priced imported sugar and the Clos ing of a processing City vision opticians maintains Laboratory pricing on eyeglass per pair single vision single vision lined Glass lined plastic super special Price 14q00 new i Index these unbeatable prices Are due to our onsite Rush delivery new Frame the Contact tens in featuring soil daily Wear con Luck Unumb Lii now As super special opaque for blown eyes free second set of pictures with this two pictures for the Pike of one Wilk you Mil toll of Coli Fil 1 developed and printed ii scoters i Tuo replacement Lou of Sooter color Filpi Only c41 unit Only 12 in 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