Recent content by SybilMoss

They live on such a rural road, and are not as far back from the road as my (also rural) house. Those trailers do not have the best sound-proofing. The parents would have heard a car slow down and stop near their house. They would have heard any traffic going by. It is really is unlikely to be...

Voyager Quest Outfitters is at Acess point #1, South River, the closest road to North Tea Lake where he said he was going. Chemical Road is the only road that runs between South River and the access point (Voyager Quest Outfitters is on Chemical Road). Was there a miscommunication about which...

Experience with Ontario Family Law. JB in jail on IPV charges (plus CAS involved) would be enough to justify a *temporary* custody order. Crossing the border isn't really a problem as Canada does not normally do exit control, especially at land borders.

She would be able to get an emergency temporary custody order right away that should allow her to cross the border. Since America is party to The Hague convention there would not be quite the same fear of parental abduction.

He cannot get bail until someone agrees to be his "jailer" (surety). It is a very serious responsibility in Canada. Clearly no one trusts JB to respect conditions upon release (stay away from victims, don't commit crimes, obey a curfew, attend counselling are a few usual one) to step up and be...

A Mississauga mom of six and her common-law spouse have been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2013 death of her former husband, Caleb Harrison. Melissa Merritt, 37, was also charged with first-degree murder in the 2010 death of her former mother-in-law, Bridget Harrison. On that count...

For those interested in the psychology of JB aspect: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2018/01/11/joshua-boyle-charged-assault-re-enacting-traumas-taliban-captivity/

The photographer was not hiding, they were on the neighbour's driveway across the street (kind of kitty-corner) and there was a group of about ten media permanently set up with media vans etc. GlobalNews is MSM, they don't hide their photographers. The media had been outside the house for a few...

The upper arm grab is almost exclusively used by abusers or people with extremely poor parenting skills. If a teacher or childcare worker in my jurisdiction grabbed a child by the upper arm they would be disciplined/fired. Holding hands while walking side by side is much more appropriate. The...

There is a video on the page linked below called "watch Joshua Boyle play with son" that I had not seen before (same incident with the photo you refer to). The way he is grabbing his (very passive) son is very inappropriate...

A surety is a person who agrees to monitor the accused to ensure they comply with the bail conditions, and are liable for financial penalties if the bail conditions are broken. It is a pretty serious commitment (and yes, usually requires living with your sureity under house arrest). JB being...

For Toronto locals, TPS has made a number of mis-steps/mis-statements about missing and murdered people in the past few months (Tess Richey especially - her disappearance was ignored by police, and her *mother* discovered her body steps from where she had last been seen, the police said it was...

That was a great article about Iraq. Afghanistan is one of the worst places in the world to be pregnant, let alone give birth. There are very few midwives, almost none in the conflict areas, and women are not allowed to see male doctors. Women die giving birth at one of the highest rates in the...

A bit of a biography here: http://nationalpost.com/feature/joshua-boyle

Argh, my apologies I misspoke upthread and want to corrrect myself: We also generally have concurrent vs consecutive sentences - not the other way 'round as I said. Apologies!