Ryanne Joseph Pineda, 35, of Fredericton, trapped tenant in basement bedroom by setting fire outside door, blames erratic behaviour on crack-cocaine addiction
He should have claimed he was Indigenous. Precedent has been set. House arrest because of their troubled childhoods. Justice in Canada sadly is not blind.
You're right, it isn't blind -- not blind to the historic and systemic injustices to Indigenous persons that persist to this day. It's not a get-out-of-jail-free card. It's an effort to set things right, to break a cycle.
He should have claimed he was Indigenous. Precedent has been set. House arrest because of their troubled childhoods. Justice in Canada sadly is not blind.
You're right, it isn't blind -- not blind to the historic and systemic injustices to Indigenous persons that persist to this day. It's not a get-out-of-jail-free card. It's an effort to set things right, to break a cycle.