Sean Manners’ Policies on Criminal Issues

Crime › Criminal Justice Use of AI

Should AI be used to make decisions in criminal justice systems?

SM>SM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

SM>SM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

SM>SM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, I do not believe in the death penalty

Crime › Parole Hearings

Should prisoners serving life sentences for first degree murder be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years?

Party’s support baseNo, and reinstate the death penalty for heinous premeditated crimes

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Party’s support baseYes

Crime › Restorative Justice Programs

Should the government implement restorative justice programs as an alternative to incarceration?

SM>SM ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Party’s support baseYes

Crime › Bail Reform

Should judges be required to deny bail to repeat violent offenders?

SM>SM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, judges must retain discretion to assess risk on a case-by-case basis.

Crime › Income-Based Traffic Fines

Should the penalty for traffic violations depend on the driver’s income?

SM>SM ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

SM>SM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners

Crime › Youth Criminal Justice

Should violent offenders under the age of 18 be tried as adults?

SM>SM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

Crime › Charter Override (Notwithstanding Clause)

Should the notwithstanding clause be used to bypass Charter rights to impose tougher criminal sentences?

SM>SM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, focus on upholding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as the supreme law of the land

Sean Manners