This story speaks for itself:
Elders say jail no place for Sask. man whose girls froze to death
Native elders suggested Friday that a father whose two daughters froze to death on a Saskatchewan reserve need not go to prison for his negligence.
The elders, who were part of a sentencing circle for Christopher Pauchay, said he should instead commit to a life of spiritual guidance.
Larry Cachane, chief of the Yellow Quill First Nation, said the reserve is a better place for Pauchay to heal than a jail cell.
A barely audible Pauchay, 25, told the sentencing circle that he has been deeply affected by the deaths of his girls.
Pauchay tried several times to address the circle being held in a town hall close to his home, but managed to speak only briefly between his sobs.
"After what happened, I was in a deep, emotional state," Pauchay told two dozen participants, many of whom were also crying and distraught.
4 comments:
It speaks for itself how, Morton?
People who hold opposing positions on crime and punishment may equally see the article as justifying their view.
I too don't think it speaks for itself, at least not lending itself to any single sentencing outcome being better than another.
What's your opinion.
Mine is that it's healthier for the victims and perpetrator to face each other in court and barter over a sentence than it is for a detatched judge to do all of the determination themselves.
The victims are dead, not healthy.
Saskboy - what are you talkinga bout/
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