`Good point. But, if it's illegal, it's illegal. If the punishment is slight, there is less deterrence.`

No offence, gnu, but I have yet to see the degree of punishment deter any crimes. Hell, the problem is that we don`t enforce the laws we HAVE on the books. To me, this is bullshit coming from a Conservative government who are carrying on from Stockwell Day`s brilliant statement (which in some ways reminds me of Nixon`s silent majority campaign): It`s the crimes that have been unreported that keep the crime stats up there. Uh huh! I need drugs. Then, if two folks agree with me guess what--that`s right, it`s a criminal conspiracy. FAWK. When I see some RICO cases in the courts, then I`ll believe it. So far, all I see is a government that blew $1.2 billion and left the taxpayers a million dollar lake by way of thanks. It`s this kinda shit that got floated in the US and the result was the DHS. Anyway, hope you`re doing well after missing the lottery by only six numbers.