CBC fires Jian Ghomeshi
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It's a bit surprising it took this long.finally:
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#BREAKING: Toronto Police have opened a criminal investigation into former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi.
What? Luscious pizza is good pizza.
Fine, ship him to Northern Manitoba then... If you really want to be mean spirited, send him to Edmonton.
Two women come forward to police about Ghomeshi - The Globe and Mail
Two women have come forward to Toronto Police about Jian Ghomeshi and an investigation has begun, police spokesman Mark Pugash said.
Since he was fired by the CBC on Sunday, nine women have come forward to accuse the former Q host of physical abuse. One of those women, actress Lucy DeCoutere, is among the two who came forward to police, the Toronto Star reported Friday.
And then if evidence warrants a charge(s)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/glob...-into-a-criminal-prosecution/article21397934/
To sustain a prosecution, police must gather proper evidence that provides a reasonable prospect of conviction. “Proper” evidence means a lot of things, but two deserve emphasis: First, our criminal justice system recognizes that a person’s fame, social status, or unique talents have absolutely no bearing on the decision to prosecute or not, because we are all equal before the law regardless of our accomplishments. But it wasn’t always that way. Up until quite recently, so called pillars of the community informally got a pass on sex crimes, and we had to learn the hard way how terrible it is to turn a blind eye to sexual or physical abuse committed by the powerful or exalted. Our history is haunted by the anguished cries of children whose abuse was ignored because the perpetrators were, for example, respected religious leaders in residential schools.
But what if it takes years for cases to come forward? Delay in reporting sexual violence is, for many reasons, commonplace. Thankfully, delayed reporting is not an impediment to prosecution, apart from problems around evidence disappearing over time. Minor cases have a six month limitation period, but serious cases have none. And most violent crimes have dual status: they can be treated as either minor or serious depending on the circumstances. So while immediate reporting of crime is always preferable, prosecutors do have tools to accommodate natural delays in reporting that are inherently symptomatic of sexual victimization.
When complainants come forward in bunches criminal courts are comfortable with what lawyers call “similar act evidence”. When multiple complainants all allege mistreatment at the hands of a single accused person, their individual cases can be tried together, so that each complainant’s case is not considered in isolation. Rather, juries can look at the entire pattern of conduct described by the multiple complainants in deciding if any one or more of those complaints is proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Similar act evidence is really just the legal system’s way of saying the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Two women have come forward to Toronto Police about Jian Ghomeshi and an investigation has begun, police spokesman Mark Pugash said.
Since he was fired by the CBC on Sunday, nine women have come forward to accuse the former Q host of physical abuse. One of those women, actress Lucy DeCoutere, is among the two who came forward to police, the Toronto Star reported Friday.
And then if evidence warrants a charge(s)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/glob...-into-a-criminal-prosecution/article21397934/
To sustain a prosecution, police must gather proper evidence that provides a reasonable prospect of conviction. “Proper” evidence means a lot of things, but two deserve emphasis: First, our criminal justice system recognizes that a person’s fame, social status, or unique talents have absolutely no bearing on the decision to prosecute or not, because we are all equal before the law regardless of our accomplishments. But it wasn’t always that way. Up until quite recently, so called pillars of the community informally got a pass on sex crimes, and we had to learn the hard way how terrible it is to turn a blind eye to sexual or physical abuse committed by the powerful or exalted. Our history is haunted by the anguished cries of children whose abuse was ignored because the perpetrators were, for example, respected religious leaders in residential schools.
But what if it takes years for cases to come forward? Delay in reporting sexual violence is, for many reasons, commonplace. Thankfully, delayed reporting is not an impediment to prosecution, apart from problems around evidence disappearing over time. Minor cases have a six month limitation period, but serious cases have none. And most violent crimes have dual status: they can be treated as either minor or serious depending on the circumstances. So while immediate reporting of crime is always preferable, prosecutors do have tools to accommodate natural delays in reporting that are inherently symptomatic of sexual victimization.
When complainants come forward in bunches criminal courts are comfortable with what lawyers call “similar act evidence”. When multiple complainants all allege mistreatment at the hands of a single accused person, their individual cases can be tried together, so that each complainant’s case is not considered in isolation. Rather, juries can look at the entire pattern of conduct described by the multiple complainants in deciding if any one or more of those complaints is proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Similar act evidence is really just the legal system’s way of saying the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
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it would be interesting to profile the women he assaulted,was it all women or was it women who had certain physical characteristics such as blond hair,blue eyes etc.
the more i hear about this man,the more i know he is a creep and has mommy issues,what a loser.
the more i hear about this man,the more i know he is a creep and has mommy issues,what a loser.
I don't know 'bout that. I mean, put him in the proper crate and apply
the appropriate postage and.....
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Attached to a parachute dumped out of a plane flying over Iran. Anything is possible.
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I think Pizza Pizza has hiring standards.
Attached to a parachute dumped out of a plane flying over Iran. Anything is possible.
Why would we waste money on a parachute?
I actually discussed this with the female coffee truck driver yesterday. She'd like 5 mins alone with him. I don't think she's scared.