PETERS – Caputo straddles line between smart politics, partisan rage baiting

Posted on March 23, 2024 in Local Voices, Page One, Peters // 1 Comment

MP Frank Caputo. (Image: House of Commons)

‘TOUGH ON CRIME’ is a winning political strategy.

Whatever your place on the political spectrum, you will typically agree with some basic statements about crime: there is too much of it and those who are caught doing it are treated too well.

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo, a former prosecutor, is well-positioned to make this a signature issue.

A couple of weeks ago, he posted a video describing what he saw during a tour of La Macaza Institution, which is about a two-hour drive northwest of Montreal.

Like any good Hollywood movie, the video is more concerned with telling a story that leaves its audience with a certain impression than it is with a strict adherence to factual accuracy.

Caputo’s claims about who and what he saw during his tour were promptly clarified by Corrections Canada.

His encounters with Paul Bernardo and Luka Magnotta may not be completely inaccurate, but it seems they may have been played up for dramatic effect.

The MP, though, maintains he saw what — and who — he saw.

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James Peters is the radio anchor at CFJC, coming to Kamloops in 2006. He anchors the afternoon news on B-100 and 98.3 CIFM, and contributes weekly editorials to the CFJC Evening News. He tweets regularly @Jamloops.

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Mac Gordon // March 23, 2024 at 10:35 PM // Reply

Tough on crime is also very expensive, a point which was conveniently absent to our very knowledgable MP Caputo. Max prison adds another $30,000 per yer over medium security which these 2 were at and upwards to $250,000 more when segregation is required depending upon the level, which incase of these 2 would be required. For a political claiming spending restraint this is rather callous not to mention disingenuous tactics.

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