Canadian Injustice against Indigenous v2.0: We need to do better

[Grenz]

So here we are again, and a jury has once again let a white man walk free after being charged with a crime against a Native. This follows closely on the heels of the Colton Boushie case which saw Geralt Stanley - a white farmer - walk free after accidentally killing Boushie.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/raymond-cormier-trial-verdict-tina-fontaine-1.4542319

In this case, a white man was accused of murdering a native teenager. Instead of giving the details of the case, here's why he walked:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/raymond-cormier-acquittal-tina-fontaine-1.4548210

Recap: There was never a good chance of conviction, since the evidence was extremely circumstantial and inconclusive.

You'd think that this is a sign our justice system is working, i.e. someone is charged with a crime and the prosecution can only produce sub-par evidence, the accused walks free. But apparently it's a sign the justice system is in a deep state of disrepair, according mainly to people who aren't lawyers or judges and apparently have a hard time grasping the concept of 'reasonable doubt'.

TLDR: Canadian justice system is doing what it should, does not take feelings into consideration, only facts, is apparently broken because of this, because facts are only valuable when they're congruent with your feelings and your incomplete knowledge of circumstances and details of subsequent legal proceedings.

 

[abiG]

So here we are again, and a jury has once again let a white man walk free after being charged with a crime against a Native.

Every day life in Palestine, and like this tragic injustice, for the most part, the corporate media looks the other way.

 

[gatchaman]

Looks like a guy has to be caught red-handed for there to be a conviction.

 

[syct23]

SAD.

 

[spin]

a 15 girl was murdered, and it will likely go unsolved.


maybe this is not a story to play politics with.

 

[Wet Blanket]

Looks like a guy has to be caught red-handed for there to be a conviction.

Seems like they would get away with it even if it was caught on tape.

There is still a lot of racism here in Canada and it is deeply rooted.

Its disgusting.

 

[n...not crazy]

Looks like a guy has to be caught red-handed for there to be a conviction.

Pun radar ON

 

[Renard]

The mounted police commissioner said 70% of the murders and disappearances of native women and girls are perpetrated by fellow native American men. Yet somehow they find a way to blame white men, who live 1000s of kilometres away and have nothing to do with their dysfunctional little communities. They're isolated, there are no security cameras, the men have no jobs, no marketable skills, they gamble, they drink, the domestic violence rates are through the roof. Sorry, not our problem, install security cameras you idiots. Move out of the reserve and get a real job instead of waiting for government checks.

 

[Wet Blanket]

The mounted police commissioner said 70% of the murders and disappearances of native women and girls are perpetrated by fellow native American men. Yet somehow they find a way to blame white men, who live 1000s of kilometres away and have nothing to do with their dysfunctional little communities. They're isolated, there are no security cameras, the men have no jobs, no marketable skills, they gamble, they drink, the domestic violence rates are through the roof. Sorry, not our problem, install security cameras you idiots. Move out of the reserve and get a real job instead of waiting for government checks.

The RCMP is well documented at being a racist organization.

They were created to kill Indians.

 

[Soul Crusher]

The RCMP is well documented at being a racist organization.

They were created to kill Indians.

 

[Fedorable]

 

[trolololol]

"It's not even that there was no forensic evidence linking Mr. Cormier to the duvet cover or to Ms. Fontaine's body, but the fact is there was other DNA found on that duvet cover"

 

[Fedorable]

"It's not even that there was no forensic evidence linking Mr. Cormier to the duvet cover or to Ms. Fontaine's body, but the fact is there was other DNA found on that duvet cover"

cause of death unknown.

looks like this was a high risk teen around sex, meth, and going missing for days at a time.

 

[irish_thug]

Every day life in Palestine, and like this tragic injustice, for the most part, the corporate media looks the other way.

I don't think you read either of the articles.

 

[luckyshot]

Damn, Canada, why you got to be so fucked up?

 

[Madmick]

Looks like a guy has to be caught red-handed for there to be a conviction.

SAD.

Seems like they would get away with it even if it was caught on tape.

There is still a lot of racism here in Canada and it is deeply rooted.

Its disgusting.

Do you guys not comprehend the OP?

 

[sangreporsangre]

Do you guys not comprehend the OP?

Do you not comprehend that red-handed zinger?

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Everything I've read on the case and verdict supports the jury's decision and that the crowns case was very thin. Even representatives of the native communities acknowledge that it may not be comier. Their ire seems that so many of the murder investigations of native women go cold -- and that resources should be change to address that. Although people forget how remote the areas they live in are and piecing together cases can be extremely difficult.

 

[gatchaman]

Do you guys not comprehend the OP?

Do you not comprehend post #7? Try to keep up.

 

[Fedorable]

Do you not comprehend post #7? Try to keep up.

Do you not comprehend that red-handed zinger?

I actually don't, please comprehend to me.