Jury verdicts raise question: Has become acceptable for ‘bad people’ to be killed?

For less then two weeks, two juries in Toronto found not guilt people who admired their crime. All victims were commune in crime or suspected in crime and had frequent run-ins with the law.Melissa Lewis, 26 years old, stubbed her boyfriend's neck, Jermaine Gillespie, while he was driving his car and she was in the back seat. "The trial was filled with evidence that Gillespie, 25, was an abusive hot-head who often carried a gun and was screaming “Ho’s pay me” to have sex when Lewis thrust the 30 centimetre knife into his neck." Lewis said that it was self-defence. She became free less then 24 hours. “I do not think the character of a victim of crime should be relevant to whether the accused should be punished — but it often is,” law professor James Morton wrote on his blog after Melissa Lewis walked free. Another event happened in late Thursday night. 33 years old Kenya Smith free after a day and a half of deliberations. He shoot 27 years old Andrew Moore. Juries had some information that he shoot police officer in 2001. "Though never charged, police believe Moore did shoot Const. Tony Macias. That was ruled inadmissible during the trial." The police of Toronto announced information that Moore's brother, Mark, was arrested because of four counts of first-degree murder. His mother was also arrested, because supported them after the fact of murder. Also, Det. Sgt. Stacy Gallant visited Toronto's down town on Friday and found Moore's clothes in his banker boxes, which was all in blood. Gallant said that "murder trails have become too complicated for 12 lay people.", that's why it is hard for them to come up with proper verdict. In other hand, Morton has heard that before. He wrote in email that it was always hard to come up with right decision and now it is supposed to be easer, because juries more educated then 20 years ago. "Morton recalls a lawyer telling him: 'I couldn’t prove he didn’t shoot him but I could prove he deserved to be shot.' Evidence that a victim 'was a bad person should be limited to showing that, say, the accused had a legitimate fear and so self-defence applies,' added the former Ontario Bar Association president.'But sometimes the evidence goes further and is taken, inappropriately, to say the deceased’s death should not be punished.' " Thanks "The Toronto Star" for information.http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/1077817--jury-verdicts-raise-question-has-become-acceptable-for-bad-people-to-be-killed

Nowadays, our world and societies are "rotten". The good prove of it is reports from news about new murder or rapist. People trying to find the easy way to get money or just do it for, because they want to. I am totally agree with juries decisions. I think such people like murders, extortionists or people who hurt innocent people do not deserve right to live. I am glad that in our time of "if it is not hurt me I do not care" juries still can make right decisions and I hope this events will be a good lesson for all other criminals.

28/10/2011

Ilya Zaretskiy