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Look up "red-handed" and "redskin".I actually don't, please comprehend to me.
Leaders of left-of-centre national political parties keep makin these vague statements about how the justice system needs to be fixed. Wtf so they mean exactly? Should the burden of proof rest on the defendant to prove that he or she is innocent?
so is this guy gonna oppose trudeau?
so is this guy gonna oppose trudeau?
Go cry for Imagistine somewhere else no one cares.Every day life in Palestine, and like this tragic injustice, for the most part, the corporate media looks the other way.
Leaders of left-of-centre national political parties keep makin these vague statements about how the justice system needs to be fixed. Wtf so they mean exactly? Should the burden of proof rest on the defendant to prove that he or she is innocent?
I don't think it's deliberate. [Edit: I'm not referring to Singh's politiking because that's gross, but the average person's reaction.] It's a really sad situation, there are a lot of upset people, and that often leads to a rush to judgement. It's human nature. In this day and age, people gloss over things. No, it's not acceptable, but there are plenty of real cases of failure to protect the interests of the indigenous so there's still no doubt that they're getting the shitty end of the judicial stick.So here we are again, and a jury has once again let a white man walk free after being charged with a crime against a Native. This follows closely on the heels of the Colton Boushie case which saw Geralt Stanley - a white farmer - walk free after accidentally killing Boushie.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/raymond-cormier-trial-verdict-tina-fontaine-1.4542319
In this case, a white man was accused of murdering a native teenager. Instead of giving the details of the case, here's why he walked:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/raymond-cormier-acquittal-tina-fontaine-1.4548210
Recap: There was never a good chance of conviction, since the evidence was extremely circumstantial and inconclusive.
You'd think that this is a sign our justice system is working, i.e. someone is charged with a crime and the prosecution can only produce sub-par evidence, the accused walks free. But apparently it's a sign the justice system is in a deep state of disrepair, according mainly to people who aren't lawyers or judges and apparently have a hard time grasping the concept of 'reasonable doubt'.
TLDR: Canadian justice system is doing what it should, does not take feelings into consideration, only facts, is apparently broken because of this, because facts are only valuable when they're congruent with your feelings and your incomplete knowledge of circumstances and details of subsequent legal proceedings.
Leaders of left-of-centre national political parties keep makin these vague statements about how the justice system needs to be fixed. Wtf so they mean exactly? Should the burden of proof rest on the defendant to prove that he or she is innocent?