| Title: | True North Strong & Free |
| Notice: | Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524 |
| Moderator: | POLAR::RICHARDSON |
| Created: | Fri Jun 19 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1040 |
| Total number of notes: | 13668 |
While I am in here, I am surprised no one has brought up the most
recent insanity with our court system.
Recently one man got off of charges of threatening to kill his wife
because he was high on 5 grams of Cocaine. Another got off because he
had consumed so much booze that he couldn't form criminal intent.
This is enough to make me puke. If I get halfway blasted and beat
someone I am responsible, but go all the way and I am not ? What effect
will this have on drunk driving ? I couldn't stand so I crawled to the
car and you can't charge me for killing those innocent peoiple because
I was too blasted ? I would like to know what was going on in the
judges mind when he (I presume) said, It's not your fault you got so
wasted that you beat your wife. Is it HER FAULT ? I strongly suspect
if some whacked out idiot beat the crap out of the judge he woud see it
differently. As I learned it, you are responsible for your actions, if
those actions include drinking so much you "don't know what you are
doing" it does not absolve you from your accountability.
Derek.
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| 873.1 | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | Tue Nov 22 1994 09:42 | 3 | ||
Certainly makes one wonder about the Supreme Court.
-Stephen
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| 873.2 | CSC32::R_JACOBS | Exit stage left, In a hurry even! | Tue Nov 22 1994 17:26 | 1 | |
It's the Criminals Justice System not the Criminal Justice System. | |||||
| 873.3 | KAOA00::KAU138::MCGREGOR | Wed Nov 23 1994 07:30 | 11 | ||
Apparently the drunkiness clause was brought into law in the 60's. Up until now it has not been used as a defense. The broadcast analyst I was listening to said that the cases would be appealed. If the appeal was not won then Mr. Rock would then introduce legislation. Anyone know why this clause was even considered? Was it meant for politions? Allan | |||||
| 873.4 | CTHU22::M_MORIN | A dead mean with the most toys is still a dead man. | Thu Nov 24 1994 12:26 | 8 | |
I have always been of the opinion that the justice (court) system is in place
in order to criminals to see if they can get away with it.
i.e. I know I did it and I know I'm guilty but I don't have to tell you that.
Now, I don't want to jail for x years so thanks for giving me the
opportunity to get away with it.
/Mario
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| 873.5 | Escalate...... | TROOA::CHOHAN | Thu Nov 24 1994 14:13 | 4 | |
That the whole point of having an appeal court, if you're not happy
with the result, escalate and see if you can get it overturned
jac
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