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Originally Posted by Tribesman
He was freed wasn't he, would he have had any free life at all if they had killed him?
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That is without argument.
What would you take in exchange for 23 years in maximum security for a crime you didn't commit?
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So was Milgaard, he wouldn't have been convicted if they doubted he was guilty.
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There is not the slightest comparison between these two cases and that has been my point all along. Milgaard was convicted at age 16 with sketchy forensics and unreliable witnesses. He insisted in his innocence. It took his mothers' public confrontation with politicians to get some action. Justice Edward MacCallum, the Alberta judge who headed the inquiry that eventually freed him concluded that "The criminal justice system failed David Milgaard".
Justin Bourque on the other hand...
...that was shortly before 3 RCMP officers were murdered.
I was always opposed to CP but I think there could be instances where it would have merit. This guy will get life imprisonment and be fęted by fellow criminals as a 'cop killer'. Not much of a deterrent and could possibly lead to copy cat crimes. Like I said, I wouldn't lose any sleep.