Another strike against Canadian Judas-Prudence

Man torches home -- gets 30 days in jail

The Canadian system of Judas-Prudence utterly mystifies me. When I heard a Windsor arsonist recently received a sentence of thirty days in jail (and two years probation) for his crime, every particle of my common sense screamed, "Say what?!"

Thirty days in jail? What kind of punishment is that for torching an apartment building that not only endangered the lives of others, but left them without places to live?

What is it about right and wrong and the punishment for doing wrong that our judges don't understand? Thirty days in jail and two years probation is a joke. What message does this send to the community? It tells me that the gatekeepers of our justice system have no connection with reality.

If the criminals of the world ever figure out how soft on crime Canada is, we're going to be for some serious trouble.

For now, Windsor can shake its head at another unconscionably light sentence, and each of us can cross our fingers that we'll never be victims of crime -- because our judges have seen to it that the comfy chairs and buffet table of Canadian Judas-Prudence are set up for the lawbreakers.