It was an accident, says father of 2 girls who froze to death

[JLM]

OK...on an ugly (but lighter) note...tying into the "Me.Me.Me..."
personality of Mr. Pauchey and the rehabilitation we can expect
from him after his previous fifty-plus convictions:

“What’s prison going to do for me? It keeps me away from
my family, from my daughter and from the things I like doing.”

Source: Christopher Pauchay sentenced to three years in federal penitentiary
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On a more serious note. This isn't over. There are basically two
camps of thought on this sentence, and they're diametrically opposed:

1) Those that are outraged and disgusted that the Judge did not
respect the wishes and guidance of the Sentencing Circle. Pauchey
got prison time, and the sentencing circle wanted zero time served
for these deaths. That might be seen as racist and disrespectful.

2) Those that are outraged and disgusted that the sentence was so
lenient compared to other sentences of a perceived similar nature,
due to a perceived two tier legal system (real or not). These people
will be called racists.

This may boil over into something uglier than what had already been
created by Mr. Pauchey so far. The two camps of thought seem to
follow racial lines, reading comments on the story in the comment
sections following these stories in the newspapers. Lets hope that
it stays just as comments, and not actions.

I propose a new law that I am going to call "Jack's Law"- When a person appears in court charged with a crime, for the purposes of guilt or innocence as long as he/she is in the courthouse, his/her ethnic extraction shall be deemed "Canadian". That would just get rid of the discrimination argument.

 

[Ron in Regina]

I just reread what I posted. I'm not knocking you at all
Juan, but commenting on the state of society at present.

 

[Ron in Regina]

I propose a new law that I am going to call "Jack's Law"- When a person appears in court charged with a crime, for the purposes of guilt or innocence as long as he/she is in the courthouse, his/her ethnic extraction shall be deemed "Canadian". That would just get rid of the discrimination argument.

I like it, but it would contravene the Canadian Criminal Code and
years & years of case precedence. You might question what I'm
saying, but it's buried down in the 700's in the code in a subsection
and is part "e"....and I'd have to hunt for it, but it's there. Oh well.

I do like your idea though.
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[Ron in Regina]

I propose a new law that I am going to call "Jack's Law"- When a person appears in court charged with a crime, for the purposes of guilt or innocence as long as he/she is in the courthouse, his/her ethnic extraction shall be deemed "Canadian". That would just get rid of the discrimination argument.

Criminal Code of Canada 718.2 (e) That took less time than I thought it
would.

(e) all available sanctions other than imprisonment that are reasonable in
the circumstances should be considered for all offenders, with particular
attention to the circumstances of aboriginal offenders.
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Just curious, but which "Jack" would "Jack's Law" be named after??? 8O

 

[petros]

He's had the last year to sober up, with the support of his
Family, Friends, and community. That didn't happen....

The next maybe year & 1/2 inside, he'll have access to
mash and all sorts of other stuff, and the excuse of being
in prison as justification to continue. Me, Me, Me, Me...

Sorry, but that's exactly how I feel, and how I see this. If
murdering (or involuntary manslaughtering...) a couple of
your own children isn't enough to hit bottom, do you really
think time inside is? This is nothing new to him with fifty-plus
other previous convictions. This is not a "three strikes and
you're out" system we're running here in Canada.

Well lts hope he froze his nuts off that night. If there were true justice in this world he would be tied down spread eagle and blasted in the nuts with a NASCAR size CO2 fire extinguisher.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Well lts hope he froze his nuts off that night. If there were true justice in this world he would be tied down spread eagle and blasted in the nuts with a NASCAR size CO2 fire extinguisher.

I tried to flick you a Greenie petros, but it say's I have to spread
the love around a bit first. I concur with your assessment of the
situation.