This is a tragedy no matter what.
Most of you know my backround with rainy river first nations.
The law IMO is two sided(and I dont mean anything rascist or against my own people)
If you search hard enough, there are papers from the queen, that states aboriginals are to be treated differently in law(not in those words). Aboriginals in Canada, in legal issue, the crowns duty is to exhaust all methods possible before jail.
Ill see if I can find the papers. When my good friend a native alcohol and drug counsellor passed, I had to clean out his office. He had copies of these documents and many other treaty papers. The family had no use so I kept them.
This, IMO is at least manslaughter, even if totally by accident(which none of us will ever know)
Im all for aboriginals, but im also for humans. I believe certain rights are owed to the aboriginals, murder or manslaughter or rape is not justifiable for anyone.
So anyhow, lets keep the rascist stuff out of the thread(which has been good thus far) but it is NOT rascist to say natives are held to a different standard. Its just truth, and upheld by the highest courts of Canada.
Not to derail, but to provide an example.
Rrfn man is charged with rape. Pleads down to assault. No jail time only conditions.
Rrfn man caught at US border in attempt to smuggle oxycontin. Caught. As a minor, sent to a halfway house. Escapes. Returns to rrfn. Untouchable for years although they want him extradited. I believe he was facing 30 years in MN. Ovee the next few years, robs half the people on the rez, assaults, a whole slew of things. Finally he robs a canada post office and is finally apprehended. He faced something like 70 charges. Goes to court, gets like two years or something rediculous.
Dont believe me? Search zachory leanord and manitou or rainy river first nations.
Im not rasicst and i love my people. But come on. If that was non aboriginal, youd be looking at 100 years