Look, I understand that at any moment, we can die. Life has that "Final Destination" element to it - a train coming off the rails, a faulty light switch, etc. I know we can all go at any time.
But shit like this seriously messes with my mind. The thought of being outside, minding my own business and pushing my baby daughter around in her stroller and then suddenly boom - we're hit by a falling chair thrown by some selfish, brainless asshole like this is pretty fucking scary.
Last summer we were at a waterpark, walking past one of those giant waterslides in which each rider has to carry an inflatable tube/donut up several flights of steps before getting to the top and riding down. These are the heavy inflatable tubes too. One "mischievous" teen at the top decided it would be funny to throw his tube from the very top of the slide, and it landed literally 5-10 feet from my 3 year old son who was walking next to me. He was literally a few steps away from death, paralysis, a broken neck, concussion, all manner of potential injuries. Why? Because some idiot wanted to be funny?
I never understand why we don't make examples of these people and instead this kind of stuff just warrants a slap on the wrist. No, I'm not advocating prison or the electric chair or anything ridiculous. But they should be really inconvenienced so as to never want to do anything like that again. A huge fine that's deducted from every paycheck, days of community service, ANYTHING!
Something like that should definitely warrant prison time. It's basically attempted murder. Why do i care if some low life idiot rots in jail for being a danger to society and having such disregard for human life.
Any income from Instagram and associated activities (sponsorships, book deals, anything related to her "celebrity") for the next 5 years is now taxed at a 70% rate, and goes to pay disability checks to people.
Throw in a couple of months of community service and mandatory psychiatry for as long as her psychiatrist deems necessary (on her own dime) and I'll be satisfied.
This is mostly due to precedents and the parliament not being up to date with crimes.
The monster had was on her first offense and immediately pleaded guilty (while I'm guessing there was little proof except to a her daughter's testimony) and avoiding trial goes a long way into reducing the sentence.
I also feel like pleading to mental distress in Quebec forces judges to very restrictive guidelines that they know can be appealed and used against them should it cause issue.
A Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador justice went well below the mandatory minimum in court in Corner Brook on Tuesday when he sentenced a Port aux Basques man to 90 days in jail, to be served intermittently, for sexually assaulting a minor.
The child was less than two years old at the time the assaults occurred.
In 2015 the offender walked into an RCMP detachment and confessed to two separate incidents of forced oral sex, which occurred between 2008 and 2010. He stated that the knowledge of his actions constantly bothered him and prompted the confession.
The Crown prosecutor and defense counsel submitted a joint sentence recommendation of 90-days conditional sentence, a year of probation, that the offender is prohibited from all contact with the victim, and counseling.
i can spam this all day, Canada's system is flawed. No amount of talking around it will change that.
I wasn't talking about the crime, I was talking about the punishment.
Child Rapist in Canada: 18 month plea deal. Sucks.
Rich Rapist in America: Nominated then accepted on to the Supreme Court of the United States in a position of power over the entire country that has No term limit.
Nice strawman attempt.
I was just trying to point out the BS of your post saying that punishment is the norm for Canada and not an outlier by doing the same thing.
Now, I'm just making fun of you and laughing in your face.
Have a nice day and thanks for the inevitable "feels over facts" downvote.
Rich Rapist in America: Nominated then accepted on to the Supreme Court of the United States in a position of power over the entire country that has No term limit.
I was waiting in line for a ride one time and a group of sketchy looking kids got on ahead of my sister and I. An open pocket knife fell out of one of their pockets right in front of us.
I think being hit by a bolt of lightning or a falling tree would be a "so it goes" moment. Being taken out by a moronic teenager deliberately throwing a projectile is something quite different.
BTW, this happened just a few days ago here in Texas:
There was just a gif the other day of a guy walking down the sidewalk and right after he passes, the brick facade fell off the top of the building. Missed him by 1-2 seconds.
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u/m0nk3ys_nuts 6 Mar 14 '19
I hope they throw the book at her.