Good follow up that it isn't a media issue to take 6 years to bring charges. FFS - someone needs to tell this police chief that the first step to getting out of hole is to stop digging.
Five members from Canada’s 2018 world junior team (Hart, McLeod, Dube, Foote and Formenton) told to surrender to police, facing sexual assault charges
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MrHeiskanen
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Reporters are clowns for asking questions they know they wont get answers too.
Jared Dunn
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"The way women are portrayed in the media contributes to sexual violence" JFC man... I guess if you can no longer ignore the problem altogether deflecting is a good consolation
It often balances out since some jurors will enter the pool with a subconscious presumption that high-profile athletes are sexual predators, based on hearing news stories where athletes were caught in sexual abuse. This would not be an easy case to defend, even for Perry Mason.
The chief offered up an opinion by stepping in after a question that wasn't related was being handled by the detective. That's the clown part. Reporters will ask a range of questions - some good, some bad - but for that guy to try some old school misdirection in that fashion is very much a clown shoe moment.
I think he's backed into a corner because the police inaction seems to be a big part of the case against these guys.
Yeah I agree.. but its ridiculous at this point .. why take any questions if its just to say 'I cant comment on that now'
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So I mean I'm a lawyer who doesn't practice anywhere near London ON (and not licensed in that province).
First of all though the decision to prosecute in this case was approved by the Ontario Prosecutors. Those decisions are supposed to be completely apolitical (remember the scandal when Trudeau tried to suggest to AG Judy Wilson-Raybold about how certain charges should be handled).
Did public pressure have anything to do with it? Maybe. Prosecutors are people too. But remember that can also cut both ways. The prosecutors don't want to bring a case that is very obviously flawed either because they'll hear it on the back end.
Yep, right up to that. I'm still shaking my head at that.
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Its pretty obvious the 2018 investigation was screwed and it will be brought up in court.
One gets the strong impression that he really wants to say "don't blame us because our predecessors, now safely retired or moved on elsewhere, royally f'd this up", but of course he can't say that.
He could have just NOT said that in this circumstance. It comes off as deflection and victim blaming. He was doing fine, even if there is very little they can say. But he went there and it was blazingly stupid.
This. We will need to wait for the trial to find out just how screwed up it was.
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Basically equates to "dont dress a certain way if you don't want to get raped/assaulted." Do better, Chief.
Hahaha London Police is a joke ... at this point..they botched this in 2018 and now it looks bad on them.
I hope no players go to jail because of this.
I hope no players go to jail because of this.
I’m beginning to think the original investigation might’ve been covered up.
Peasy
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What a weird take lmao
Because the police were idiots I want the people who potentially sexually assaulted someone to get off free.
Give your head a shake.
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