Councillor Mammoliti calls for return of death penalty

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TORONTO, Ont. – Citing the horrific case of Luka Magnotta and the recent fatal shooting at the Eaton Centre, Toronto Coun. Giorgio Mammoliti is calling for a return of the death penalty.

“As Canadians and Torontonians, we should feel safe in our cities,” he said in a release. “We need to send a message to those who would commit these heinous crimes and make capital punishment a true consequence for the most horrendous acts of violence committed by murderers, pedophiles and sociopaths.”

Mammoliti commended the work of police following the Eaton Centre shootings, but said more of a deterrent is necessary.

“Those who have been found guilty beyond any reasonable doubt should face more than just a life sentence in prison that may be appealed or shortened by parole or failed by legal negotiations, like those in the case of Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo,” the release stated.

“As a city, a province and nation, capital punishment should be something we are talking about.”

The death penalty was officially banned in Canada in 1976.

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