Except the farmer stuck to his, the others were all busted lying underneath oath.Yes , both sides seem to have shitty hard to believe stories
Except the farmer stuck to his, the others were all busted lying underneath oath.Yes , both sides seem to have shitty hard to believe stories
I live a couple hours away from where this happened. The acquittal is 100% justified, if everyone involved in this was the same race there would be zero issue. Better yet if This had happened in the US this probably wouldn't have even went to court. Things are pretty tense around here and I'm sure some innocent white guy is going to die before it's all said and done.
I'd be more concerned about the population of the near by reservation .The "tolerant" left will make damn sure this farmer and his family's life is a living hell.
I'd be more concerned about the population of the near by reservation .
Or move to Nova ScotiaGerald Stanley would be wise to leave Canada.
Wtf is a First Nation people? I don't believe I learned about them in school
All farmers out here own guns and probably literally all of them. The out come could have been different but these people showed up out there to cause shit, it's not like they came over for coffee .anybody with a checking account.
I don't mind the outcome, but poor respect for the firearm. With great power comes great trigger control - Spooderman.
Oh I entirely agree when a firearms are involved, but by Stanley's own testimony he didn't see the firearm until after he shot Boushie.
It wasn't a shot fired in reaction to a perceived threat, defence was that he reached in with one hand to pull the keys from the ignition, and the gun, which was in his other hand, just went off.
Of course you're a worthless cuckdonkey.I don't care.
As a further issue, it seems like the prosecution may have fucked up the case, as there was (in my understanding) no expert evidence on whether a hangfire incident actually could have occurred with the round in question.
There was a lay witness for the defence who testified as to having experienced problems with hangfire, and there was a deformed shell casing, but no experts weighed in.
*fixedVerdict was sound. Castle doctrine or not, a man has a right to defend his home from armed and intoxicated invaders.
I don’t understand the full laws in Canada, logically and sanely it seems the right call was made in no conviction.
5 drunk assholes show up on your property attempting to steal shit and with a gun of their own.
You get a gun yourself for defense, in the course of a small scuffle or inside the vehicle the gun you grabbed misfires (or accidental pull, or even if poor decision intentional fire) tragically someone who put himself into a very dangerous for everyone involved situation gets killed. That’s not your fault and you shouldn’t be sent to prison for it
This is false as far as I recall. They did call an expert who testified that hang fire is extremely rare, and if it does occur, the weapon would usually fire no more than a second after the trigger is pulled.
This is false as far as I recall. They did call an expert who testified that hang fire is extremely rare, and if it does occur, the weapon would usually fire no more than a second after the trigger is pulled.
I wish this had established some case law that would allow us to head towards some sort of castle doctrine. Police are great at solving crimes, less so at preventing them.If that’s the case then the verdict was simply wrong, legally speaking. That being the case there’s not really any way to appeal the verdict due to the fact it was a jury trial. In Canadian Law a jury’s decision can only be appealed if it can be demonstrated that the judge made an error in how they instructed the jury. There’s no ability to simply say that the jury made the wrong decision on the facts.
Verdict was sound. Castle doctrine or not, a man has a right to defend his home from armed invaders.
I wish this had established some case law that would allow us to head towards some sort of castle doctrine. Police are great at solving crimes, less so at preventing them.