ronandannette
I gave myself this tag and I "Like" myself too!
- Joined
- May 4, 2006
https://globalnews.ca/news/9003501/humboldt-broncos-crash-truck-driver-parole/
I just don't know how to feel about it. Such unspeakable loss to occur from a moment's inattention, yet how much easier it would be to rage against the perpetrator if he had been impaired or on his phone, or otherwise engaged in some illegal activity. And what does it say about our justice system? A (relatively) stiff sentence initially imposed based on the legal definitions of the crime, but yet released on conditional parole after serving less than 3 years and full parole eligible in 6 months? On the one hand, we know of far more heinous and deliberate (but no more heartbreaking) crimes that have been punished more leniently, yet does the magnitude of this call for something more?
And should automatic deportation, in accordance with Canadian Immigration laws even be debated? Some of the victims' families have spoken in support of a "mercy ruling" to allow the perpetrator to remain in Canada at the conclusion of his sentence. They find no added measure of relief in harsher treatment. For others, no sentence has been or could be harsh enough to bring peace to their hearts.
Thoughts?
I just don't know how to feel about it. Such unspeakable loss to occur from a moment's inattention, yet how much easier it would be to rage against the perpetrator if he had been impaired or on his phone, or otherwise engaged in some illegal activity. And what does it say about our justice system? A (relatively) stiff sentence initially imposed based on the legal definitions of the crime, but yet released on conditional parole after serving less than 3 years and full parole eligible in 6 months? On the one hand, we know of far more heinous and deliberate (but no more heartbreaking) crimes that have been punished more leniently, yet does the magnitude of this call for something more?
And should automatic deportation, in accordance with Canadian Immigration laws even be debated? Some of the victims' families have spoken in support of a "mercy ruling" to allow the perpetrator to remain in Canada at the conclusion of his sentence. They find no added measure of relief in harsher treatment. For others, no sentence has been or could be harsh enough to bring peace to their hearts.
Thoughts?