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Bill: Criminal Justice Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pontesi Fascist Coalition
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2173
Description[?]:
| This bill will strengthen our criminal justice system to reduce crime on our streets. Curfew time will be determined at 10:00 P.M. Explanation of Articles: 1. By allowing the Minister of Justice to review all appellate cases, we will be able to bring greater consistency and ensure that legitimate cases get their day in court, while frivolous appeals are removed. 2. Curfews will reduce the number of crimes committed at night, leading to both a deterrent and an aid to police in responding to crimes. 3. Capital crimes must be punished! We must instill a sense of fear in would-be criminals that they will be punished if they carry out their heinous acts. 4. In serious situations, we must give our law enforcement agencies the ability to torture suspects in order to extract vital information necessary for the safety of innocent civilians or in matters of national security. 5. Education in prison, in addition to prison labor proposed by THEM, will reduce the number of repeat offenders. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Current: All judgements are final and binding; appealing against them is not possible.
Proposed: Every person has the right to appeal to the Minister of Justice to have a judgement reviewed by another court.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: No curfew policies may be established.
Current: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: Minors may not use streets or public property beyond the curfew time.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Education in prisons.
Old value:: Prisoners are not given any form of education.
Current: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Proposed: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:24:33, January 16, 2006 CET | From |   Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Act |
| Message | Firstly - "Curfew policy. (Curfew time to be determined in the Bill description)". You're missing something. Otherwise we find this pretty abhorant besides article 4 and would have to oppose it. |
| Date | 09:28:03, January 17, 2006 CET | From | Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Act |
| Message | article 5, we mean. Typo. |
| Date | 19:23:42, January 17, 2006 CET | From | GotNation Party | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Act |
| Message | I have to vote no because of articles 1 & 4 |
| Date | 20:08:17, January 17, 2006 CET | From | Friedrich Hayek Party | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Act |
| Message | I vote no because of all of it except 5, why does Kurui support article 5 here and then vote for forced labour for prisoners in another bill? |
| Date | 20:38:54, January 17, 2006 CET | From | GotNation Party | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Act |
| Message | I can't speak for Kurui, but GotNation does not find support for Forced Labor and Educational Rehabilitation to be mutually exclusive, there are after all 16 usable hours in a day 4-6 hours of education could easily be added to an 8 hour work schedule. |
| Date | 20:49:15, January 17, 2006 CET | From | Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Act |
| Message | GotNation has pretty much got it, FHP - They can learn and work, besides, you have to acquire new skills before you can use them. It said that they should work during the day, not for the entire day. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 166 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 21 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
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