Robert Pickton, guilty. Six counts of second degree murder.
Conrad Black, guilty. Being a scummy capitalist bastard.
Maybe justice does exist in this country, maybe Mulroney will get his comeuppance.
But I do have one question, how in the heck do you find that someone committed six murders in the same fashion, during the same time frame, and it not be premeditated?? Sure one, two, maybe even the third, but when you start contemplating a fourth and you aren't sure how it's going to end, c'mon. Circumstances being what they are expecting a different outcome, if you are Pickton seems very remote. However, he will do a few life sentences for these crimes, and what with twenty more cases pending, really we need not fear that he will ever draw another free breath.
On to dear Lord Black. He'll appeal, though who he appeals to is beyond me, I guess the aging Babs Amiel, sort of, though I wonder how long she'll wait at the prison gates, more than six months and I'd be shocked. There must be some filthy rich hustler just waiting for her oily past her prime, over ripe charms to spend his last good years with. I'm sure that's what she's banking on. Connie, guess he's going to spend twelve hard in jail, writing about the miscarriage of justice, that didn't see fit to grant him carte blanche to squeeze every plug nickel out of anyone greedy enough to climb onto the hay ride that was his media empire. If only we were as smart as he we would see how he was just conducting business the way everyone does, or would if they were smart enough, which he alone is. He has got himself so far up his own ass that non-compete clauses are inhibiting him from working for the corporation that employs him, he's been double blinded by the double blindness of the shrewdity that is him. Good riddance, let him rot in a U.S. prison.
Brian , Brian, you are dirty dirty dirty. Just take your lumps and lay with the pigs with whom you shared the slop.
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But I do have one question, how in the heck do you find that someone committed six murders in the same fashion, during the same time frame, and it not be premeditated??
My understanding of the legal definition of premeditated is that the victim must be known to the perpitrator. In Pickton's case, it wasn't.
My rebuttal question is this. Why do people always assume that first degree murder is a worse crime than second degree murder. Is it just because of the numbering?
First degree, must be planned or deliberate, or meet one of the various provisos: while attempting to commit, sexual assault, sexual assault with weapon,kidnapping, hostage taking, killing a police officer, etc.
Second degree is any murder that doesn't satisfy the needs of a first degree conviction.
In answer to your question, this assumption is based on the severity of penalty allotted to either crime. In both cases life, but the difference is parole eligibilty, in first degree penalties after 25 years have been served, in second degree cases after 10-25 years have been served.
In the case of Robert Picton these might seem silly distinctions, yet can there be any doubt that his crimes were deliberate? Planned?
My concern is not with the punishment per se, rather that in applying the law the jury sort of missed the point, or didn't have the point highlighted in the Judge's charge. I think that it is vital that our institutions reflect truth and honour, and to have a silly little error like this recording our sloppiness is an embarassment. The charge of first degree murder is quite clear, a decision like this does nothing but muddy the water. The obfuscation of our intent as a society is certainly not a good thing.
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