No, no. Let us say that 97% of the people released from prison come out white as snow—as innocent, wonderful, and sweet as the members of this committee—for the rest of their lives, but 3% turn out to be murderers, rapists, killers, or horrible people. This committee, Parliament, or lawmakers, must decide how to balance that. Should we protect the public and possibly imprison a number of future saints in order to protect the public? That's a horrible trade-off; there's no win.
What I'm arguing is, let us look for some of the problems and costs that Canadians bear, as well as the costs of the justice system, including the prisons.