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Zac-Hobson t1_iy9kax8 wrote
In Canada, Aboriginal offenders can request a Gladue Report which talks about how their upbringing was impacted by the legacy of residential schools and colonialism. This is a regular part of Canadian criminal law these days, especially when the court is sentencing offenders for more serious crimes.
Jeremycycles t1_iy9nyeg wrote
Ah yes so colonialism made him try to kill someone for no reason
Zac-Hobson t1_iya02bs wrote
I'm not taking a position, I'm just telling you how it is
CleverNameTheSecond t1_iya6fsz wrote
According to the Canadian legal system, yes!
endosurgery t1_iyaohpy wrote
No, but colonialism helped create a system in which he was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Should it lead to a lesser sentence? Idk, but he should’ve been getting help for his issues before he attacked people. Colonialism also lead to a system in which indigenous people have less access to these programs historically. So, should it be discussed in his trial? Probably. But, I’m not sure why he can’t have access to appropriate help in jail. I’m sure he is not the only one with this problem in there. It would make more sense to have help and protect the greater community from his violent shenanigans. I’m not in the legal system so I don’t understand the inner workings, but I am dismayed at the light sentence. Just my two cents.
SoloDolo314 t1_iyfd0av wrote
No it shouldn’t be brought up even in the slightest. The man should be held accountable for his decisions.
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katieleehaw t1_iye9pb2 wrote
> for no reason
I guess this is the part that is actually in question.
Starsky686 t1_iyagpvj wrote
I’ve been in court where a defense lawyer simultaneously argued for his client as one of a disadvantaged, violent, unstable upbringing and that this family structure would support him in his rehabilitation, so he should, get a lenient sentence.
insert crazy pills meme
CleverNameTheSecond t1_iya5ajm wrote
In some cases it acts as a literal get out of jail free card.
Aldervale t1_iyc7ch4 wrote
Happens in the states too. There was that little Affluenza asshole that ran over a bunch of people.
lonewolf210 t1_iydbpz6 wrote
That's like the literal exact opposite...
This is about poor aboriginals who have been oppressed and faced almost genocidal acts so they argue for leniency in sentencing due to the continued impacts on communities there.
The Affluenza case was about a white kid who argued that they are too rich and privileged to understand their actions
petit_cochon t1_iyab0xt wrote
Generally one's upbringing is a topic at criminal trials if relevant.
yasudan t1_iy8zvf0 wrote
According to this judge, law shouldn't be blind but racist
Starsky686 t1_iyagu3j wrote
Victim shouldn’t be blind either, so fuck the disabled senior who was just trying to get to work.
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Bison256 t1_iy9lsag wrote
Seriously, if it was a none violent crime and first time offense, sure consider it. Attempted murder? No!
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TheChinchilla914 t1_iy98eub wrote
This is the kind of shit that WILL happen in the US unless we course correct
Too bad Bezo's and Job's ex's basically have infinite money to bankroll this kind of fucking nonsense
Not-another-rando t1_iyayhbu wrote
Hey, fuck you.
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Knyfe-Wrench t1_iydjnqy wrote
Bezos' and Jobs' exes. For Christ's sake if you're going to be a fucking lunatic at least use punctuation properly.
TheChinchilla914 t1_iydomza wrote
true i did fuck that part up royally
MisterRipster t1_iy8sfye wrote
This judge is to soft. Rehabilitating throat slashers isn’t going to work.
Chippopotanuse t1_iy8wdju wrote
> Snukal said sending Crane to a federal prison would just make him a further danger to society upon his eventual release.
This sounds like a judge who philosophically doesn’t believe in prison time for anyone, simply because it might make people more dangerous.
And yes. There’s some truth to that.
But we are currently at “this guy slashes the throat of strangers in cold blood”.
To me it’s not a question of whether jail will reform him or make him “worse” somehow.
You don’t “accidentally” find yourself slashing a stranger’s throat.
Whats needed here is a big dose of “specific deterrence” (locking up THAT offender so that HE can’t commit another crime in the future).
Shoplifting, petty theft, drug use, sure. Keep those folks out of jail and focus on rehabilitation. Those are often crimes of necessity.
But violent attacks like this are clear signs that someone is already so mentally unfit for society that institutionalizing them (by putting them in jail or a mental hospital for a long term) is the only option IMO.
The blood of the next victim of this career criminal will be on the judge’s hands.
krba201076 t1_iy8xdu1 wrote
exactly. that logic will work for a check fraud artist or maybe even a petty weed dealer. I personally think prison does more harm than good in a lot of cases. But when you come out of the gate with a violent offense, that's where your ass needs to be!
fbtcu1998 t1_iy93955 wrote
Right? He's afraid prison would make someone willing to cut a throat worse.....like maybe he cuts their throat AND says something to hurt their feelings?
denyjunctionfunction t1_iya7qyw wrote
Spending time in prison will just give him plenty of spare time to learn where the major blood vessels are so he doesn’t miss again. That’s the danger that will come with more prison.
Falstaffe t1_iye2j2h wrote
You can find that information just by walking into a public library and looking at a copy of Gray's Anatomy.
denyjunctionfunction t1_iye6dtt wrote
Apparently people missed the joke. And I wouldn’t trust greys anatomy for medical accuracy.
Ghost273552 t1_iy96my8 wrote
Sometimes we really do just need to separate certain people from society at large because they are a danger to society. I think that gets lost sometimes in the rehabilitation argument.
wobbly-cheese t1_iya11zf wrote
right. the judge should have slapped a dangerous offender tag on this fuckhead but thatd guarantee a cluster of caterwauling protesters and news coverage outside of court. you want out of jail, prove you’re not a danger.
notsooriginal t1_iy94tpa wrote
You might in a freak ice skating accident, or if you are a poor swordsman. But apart from that, I don't think we need any exemptions.
Phssthp0kThePak t1_iyd7puo wrote
A barber with allergies.
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dr1968 t1_iy9hxzu wrote
Did either of you read the article? The perpetrator is nuts from fetal alcohol syndrome and has never received treatment for it. He's already been to prison for 6 years. He at least deserves one fair shot.
Chippopotanuse t1_iy9j9as wrote
I read the article.
And the bullshit of blaming FAS for violent acts against others insults folks who suffer from FAS.
FAS didn’t make this person slit a throat.
Why do I say that?
How many do them slit throats on the subway?
If it’s 150,000 of them…sure, maybe it’s the FAS.
But it’s not.
Don’t be like the judge and blame FAS for this grown-ass man’s decision to attempt to kill someone. That’s on him.
Name5times t1_iy9t7xc wrote
I hate this argument, it’s used in a lot of mental health issues. Just because people have the same condition doesn’t mean they will present the same especially for conditions affecting the brain.
FAS very much can make someone more violent and aggressive just due to the parts of the brain it affects (pré-frontal cortex).
FÃS didnt make him slit the guys throat but it very much did contribute to it.
Not everyone with schizophrenia is violent (the vast, vast majority are not) but it can make someone who was previously non violent into being violent.
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Starsky686 t1_iyah68j wrote
Since you read it so throughly tell me the disabled senior victims name.
JFC, get some perspective. FAS isn’t an excuse it’s a factor.
aew360 t1_iycyfpi wrote
It’s a huge reason why right wingers have so much sway. Left-leaning leadership in the US and Canada is too soft on crime. We can talk all day about the causes and horrible cost of living conditions but like, holy shit why is this guy not getting locked up for life
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Standard_Wooden_Door t1_iyaeau4 wrote
I think the law is too soft. The max is 2 years for murdering someone? That’s absurd
Starsky686 t1_iyahb5t wrote
What are you talking about?
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ygofukov t1_iyarbep wrote
He isn't from India.
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ygofukov t1_iyas5go wrote
Ah, so you meant to use the racist epithet for Indigenous people then. Thanks for clarifying.
abramthrust t1_iyasxq8 wrote
As per the Indian Act of 1876 (still in force today) it's the only term that bears any legal significance in Canada.
ygofukov t1_iyau5gi wrote
Using the hard -R was totally socially acceptable 150 years ago. So was the organized mass kidnapping, rape, and murder of Indiginous kids by the Canadian government that that very same act created.
Maybe those aren't the standards you should be choosing to hide behind.
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edingerc t1_iy8zh55 wrote
So the defendant's lawyer argued that a shorter prison sentence and the possibility of getting in their FASD program would alleviate the danger that this guy is going to impulsively violently attack a random person on the street? And the judge bought it?
dr1968 t1_iy9i9zn wrote
The perpetrator has already served 6 years previously and not been rehabbed. Her logic is that without treatment, he will just serve time, get out and offend again.
edingerc t1_iy9ljzy wrote
The primary purpose of prison isn't to rehabilitate. It's a wonderful side effect, if we could accomplish it. Otherwise, they wouldn't imprison sociopaths that are incapable of reform. The primary purpose of prison is to help to keep the public safe. A longer sentence for someone with violent tendencies and impulse control, adds up to safer streets. His victim didn't die because he didn't do a good job cutting his throat; the intention was an impulse murder.
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69Jew420 t1_iya39ek wrote
> The primary purpose of prison is to help to keep the public safe.
According to whom?
Shurgosa t1_iya6hel wrote
According to common sense. if people cannot peacefully among other people common sense says you keep them away from the people who can peacefully co-exist. This is not a difficult concept to understand.
justin_quinnn t1_iyafah5 wrote
That doesn't necessarily make it the primary reason, though, and there's been a contested debate on what justice should be focused on for as long as we've had institutions to debate. In the US nowadays, for example, one can make a solid case that the primary purpose of sending people to prison is to make money.
Shurgosa t1_iyambzy wrote
I never meant to suggest that the safety of the public WAS a priority in prison systems because in countless places, if not every single place, it most certainly is not the priority. However. It SHOULD BE the priority.
justin_quinnn t1_iyamq60 wrote
Fair enough!
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whitethumbnails t1_iyafoc6 wrote
That's Canada for ya, some guy murdered my friend in cold blood and got 7 years for it, they are just walking around freely these days. My friend didn't know the guy and was murdered for sitting in front of him randomly.
Good-Duck t1_iyb9z7n wrote
I’m so sorry to hear that.
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paku9000 t1_iyavnvj wrote
Only rich affluenza can keep you out of jail!
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mick_ward t1_iy9pp4k wrote
Two years and three years probation...I don't think so.
ArenSteele t1_iyakrnd wrote
Prosecutor was seeking 4 years, judge decided on half that with 2 years, plus access to a facility to deal with his medical diagnosis
The headline is outrageous yes, but the victim survived and the perp is getting a jail sentence.
At the end of it, even you you think he should have got the full 4 years, the reduction to 2 isn’t actually THAT out there
staffsargent t1_iyakuph wrote
That's insane. At some point, a rabid dog just can't be rehabilitated. This guy will get out and will keep doing things like this until he actually kills someone. The system isn't failing the throat slasher, it's failing all of his past and future victims.
clementine1864 t1_iybjyif wrote
Sounds like certain people will be getting a free pass on violence .
Prophet_of_Entropy t1_iybqecl wrote
remember the guy from sask who stabbed to death over a dozen people this summer? that what happens when you dont take violent offences seriously and think you can just forgive them cause of their upbringing.
clementine1864 t1_iybvsfn wrote
The legal system needs to decide what purpose it serves and how it does it . If the purpose is to become a tool of social engineering then the victim is of no concern and the public becomes prey with no recourse . The public should confront their government on its lack of concern for its citizens.
Spoonfeedme t1_iydq155 wrote
Harsh sentencing doesn't decrease crime and may in fact increase, all for the low cost of being double to triple what rehabilitation programs cost.
hellomondays t1_iyeopoa wrote
Also see the National Research Council (2014)'s report on the growth of incarceration in the US:
>Nevertheless, the evidence base demonstrates that lengthy prison sentences are ineffective as a crime control measure. Specifically, the incremental deterrent effect of increases in lengthy prison sentences is modest at best. Also, because recidivism rates decline markedly with age and prisoners necessarily age as they serve their prison sentence, lengthy prison sentences are an inefficient approach to preventing crime by incapacitation unless they are specifically targeted at very high-rate or extremely dangerous offenders. For these reasons, statutes mandating lengthy prison sentences cannot be justified on the basis of their effectiveness in preventing crime.
Christhephotographer t1_iyb6ejl wrote
This person should be doing a 25 year bid or life sentence. They almost killed someone.
A40 t1_iy8zjo0 wrote
From what I understand 'two, less a day' in provincial is WAY harder time than 'two, plus a day' in a federal medium security prison.
BoyTitan t1_iyakrnf wrote
Is prison reform intentionally being misinterpreted to get violent people out and terrorize people ?
gizmozed t1_iycmxzd wrote
Guess its good to know that idiot judges exist outside the US also.
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pacal117 t1_iy9lrj3 wrote
Sometimes I think what I could get away with if we're a white male
C1xed t1_iy9xl14 wrote
Confucius says: Three letter agent glow so bright.
Jeremycycles t1_iy8wl6d wrote
“The history of colonialism has to be taken into account”
What does that have to do with anything in this case? The judge is mental