StellarsJay
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Yup, Canada's still worse.
Here's Canada's notorious pedophile Graham James leaving a victim impact hearing yesterday. Even his lawyer describes him as "the most hated man in hockey".
I'd like to paste in the picture but you'll have to follow the link. Yes, it was cold in Winnipeg yesterday.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/23/victim-impacts-statement
James pled guilty to 350 assaults on two boys in 1997 and served most of a 3.5 year sentence, and incredibly was pardoned in 2007- a scandal which helped change the pardon law.
He was found coaching hockey in Spain and disappeared again. Another victim wrote a book and James faced hundreds of new charges from two more players. He was found hiding in Mexico, voluntarily returned to Canada and pled guilty again. He is now awaiting sentence.
Canada is lumbering along to pass a "tough on crime" revision to the Criminal code which would have minimum mandatory sentences for criminals like James- right now having more than six pot plants has a stiffer penalty. James will be sentenced before it comes into effect. The Crown is asking for six years with possible parole. The defence is asking for a conditional 1 to 1.5 years at large in the community.
Although every citizen is supposed to report child abuse of any kind, there appears to be no effective penalty.
This is part of what an investigative panel is saying, in effect that the coming law change will not go far enough:
"when sentencing offenders in these cases, to place less emphasis on an offender's previous good character, since it is not unusual for such offenders to lack a prior criminal record; and require the courts to emphasize the emotional and psychological harms caused to children in assessing the gravity of the offences and the conduct involved."
Here's Canada's notorious pedophile Graham James leaving a victim impact hearing yesterday. Even his lawyer describes him as "the most hated man in hockey".
I'd like to paste in the picture but you'll have to follow the link. Yes, it was cold in Winnipeg yesterday.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/23/victim-impacts-statement
James pled guilty to 350 assaults on two boys in 1997 and served most of a 3.5 year sentence, and incredibly was pardoned in 2007- a scandal which helped change the pardon law.
He was found coaching hockey in Spain and disappeared again. Another victim wrote a book and James faced hundreds of new charges from two more players. He was found hiding in Mexico, voluntarily returned to Canada and pled guilty again. He is now awaiting sentence.
Canada is lumbering along to pass a "tough on crime" revision to the Criminal code which would have minimum mandatory sentences for criminals like James- right now having more than six pot plants has a stiffer penalty. James will be sentenced before it comes into effect. The Crown is asking for six years with possible parole. The defence is asking for a conditional 1 to 1.5 years at large in the community.
Although every citizen is supposed to report child abuse of any kind, there appears to be no effective penalty.
This is part of what an investigative panel is saying, in effect that the coming law change will not go far enough:
"when sentencing offenders in these cases, to place less emphasis on an offender's previous good character, since it is not unusual for such offenders to lack a prior criminal record; and require the courts to emphasize the emotional and psychological harms caused to children in assessing the gravity of the offences and the conduct involved."