PrairieWind
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I can't believe this guy. Ugh!
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Of course the death penalty immediately comes to mind in such cases where the crime is heinous and the evidence incontrovertible. But death is irreversible. As an example, Bill Cosby's conviction has just been overturned after all these years. I have no opinion either way on that. In the case of PB, I would have liked to see life without parole, and I mean life until he dies, not a mere 25 years. And if there are parole hearings, keep them in camera without anymore victim impact statements; they've said enough.Ok , I thought about this overnight and I am still mad. I know this is Canada and I don't get to have a say in how Canada runs its system. I respect Canada and all its people tremendously. That being said, this man is the reason a death penalty is needed. Just end him.
But what is life imprisonment if the defendant continues to file motions for release. If he continues to taunt the families for crimes there is video evidence he committed? What is the justification for withholding evidence from the murder girls' families? This isn't a man that may one day be found not guilty of his crimes. He DID this. He and his lover raped and murdered other girls. She is out living a new life. And he is asking for the same.Of course the death penalty immediately comes to mind in such cases where the crime is heinous and the evidence incontrovertible. But death is irreversible. As an example, Bill Cosby's conviction has just been overturned after all these years. I have no opinion either way on that. In the case of PB, I would have liked to see life without parole, and I mean life until he dies, not a mere 25 years. And if there are parole hearings, keep them in camera without anymore victim impact statements; they've said enough.
I bet Paul was just eating up all this attention he just got, and basking in the details of his crimes. UGH.
Does he have another chance at parole? Not sure how that works in Canada.
Paul Bernardo is trending on Twitter. (No, he’s not dead.)
molly hayes
@mollyhayes
“All of a sudden Paul Bernardo says, ‘I want out, I’ve been rehabilitated, I'm good' - Why should the public be denied the full evidentiary record that the parole board rely upon to make that decision? We just have to take the parole board’s word that they’re doing it correctly."
https://twitter.com/mollyhayes/status/1426199102832979968?s=20
Story:
Adrian Humphreys
@AD_Humphreys
The government of Canada waged a fierce court battle in favour of the privacy rights of serial sex killer Paul Bernardo and cop killer Craig Munro — and then stuck their victims’ families with the legal bill. My latest: Feds win battle for privacy of serial killer Paul Bernardo and cop killer Craig Munro over victims' families' requests | National Post
From article linked above:
“They talk about the privacy interests of these guys, but these are notorious crimes, they’re public crimes. There’s nothing private about this,” said Tim Danson, a Toronto lawyer representing the families of the victims and the Toronto Police Association.
“In my view, when people convicted of first-degree murder apply for parole and are asking to be relieved from the consequences of their life sentence and their criminal acts to be released into the public, they waive their privacy rights.”
Paul Bernardo is trending on Twitter. (No, he’s not dead.)
molly hayes
@mollyhayes
“All of a sudden Paul Bernardo says, ‘I want out, I’ve been rehabilitated, I'm good' - Why should the public be denied the full evidentiary record that the parole board rely upon to make that decision? We just have to take the parole board’s word that they’re doing it correctly."
https://twitter.com/mollyhayes/status/1426199102832979968?s=20
Story:
Adrian Humphreys
@AD_Humphreys
The government of Canada waged a fierce court battle in favour of the privacy rights of serial sex killer Paul Bernardo and cop killer Craig Munro — and then stuck their victims’ families with the legal bill. My latest: Feds win battle for privacy of serial killer Paul Bernardo and cop killer Craig Munro over victims' families' requests | National Post
From article linked above:
“They talk about the privacy interests of these guys, but these are notorious crimes, they’re public crimes. There’s nothing private about this,” said Tim Danson, a Toronto lawyer representing the families of the victims and the Toronto Police Association.
“In my view, when people convicted of first-degree murder apply for parole and are asking to be relieved from the consequences of their life sentence and their criminal acts to be released into the public, they waive their privacy rights.”
I always consider myself to be a pacifist until Bernardo’s or Homolka’s name pops up in my feed.Sorry, I'm so furious I did a double post.