"It's the story of a judicial system that rushes in where
angels fear to tread."--Sarah Gibb, journalist[1]
It was only few days ago that I pointed out the derelict
mentality to find our truths in the results of never ending opinion
polls. One feature of opinion polls is that they divide the
respondents and therefore they should not be used as a democratic
expression for setting public policies[2].
We must have plenty of patience and we must not give up our own
understanding and our own thinking when confronted with people who
are in a position of influence and who have appeared to have lost
their sanity. So today, you can really need to appreciate the way I
felt when I came across the Globe and Mail’s opinion poll:
"Which are more important, the rights of the individual
or the right of society?"
But this is not all.
Saskatchewan Minister of Justice Frank Quennell w takes a
position on a case before the court by writing a letter to The
StarPhoenix[3]. Quennel has really no clue of what justice means and
he uses his authority to further skew for the worse the Saskatchewan
Justice system.
We are still stuck with the judicial mentality of the 70ies as
expressed by Crown prosecutor Serge Kujava
"the whole judicial system is at issue -- it's worth
more than one person,"
even if this one person, David Milgaard, happened to be innocent
and was incarcerated for more than two decades.
What a disappointment Minister of Justice Frank Quennell, let’s
hope that you and your careered friends can think justly for the
future, but I have serious doubts about it.
References
1. Gibb, Sarah Where angels fear to tread: After Martensville and
Klassen, another family torn apart The StarPhoenix, http://www.injusticebusters.com/04/Gibb_family.htm
2. deSantis, Mario War in Iraq: Using statistics to misinform and
prove Bush’s divine guidance April 26, 2004 Ensign,
http://www.ftlcomm.com:16080/ensign/desantisArticles/2003_800/desantis891/misinform.html
3. Quennell, Frank and Joanne Crofford Story could damage abused
children's rights April 23, 2004 The StarPhoenix, http://www.injusticebusters.com
4. Klien, Gerry, Quennell under fire for letter Minister defends
comments on article, (pdf)
April 27, 2004, Saskatoon Star Phoenix
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