Monty Robinson gets a conditional sentence. Yup, everyone wants justice in these kinds of cases, especially our lefty friends who love sticking it to The Man or, in this case, a cop. How fitting then that Monty Robinson gets almost nothing for obstructing justice when he killed motorcyclist, Orion Hutchinson. You see, Monty is an aboriginal and so gets Gladue consideration.
Despite what BC Grand Chief Stewart Phillip said:
"...that provisions that favour rehabilitation over jail time for natives are meant to apply to those who have suffered trauma, and other factors that he believes are not present in Robinson's case."a recent court decision states Robinson doesn't have to show any negative effects from being native, it is assumed.
"This is a misapplication in his case because [these provisions] were never meant to be a loophole or a matter of convenience that high-priced lawyers can reach for in order to keep their clients out of jail," Phillip told The Province Friday.
"So I think in that regard, this is a miscarriage of those provisions in the justice system."
Update: To use Kate McMillan's tag line - Not Waiting for the Asteroid - Did you know that the young man killed in the Monty Robinson incident was, according to the coroner, speeding excessively and drunk when he hit Robinson's vehicle? I bet you didn't and I wonder why...
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