Saskatchewan Stanley
This last week a farmer was acquitted of a second degree murder charge when he was trying to prevent a bunch of natives from steeling a quad, and one of the natives got shot in a struggle with a hand gun. Oh well.
It sounds to me like manslaughter, so the jury made the right decision. They had a choice, acquit or convict of second degree murder. The prosecutor perhaps over-reached, and did not provide a fall back charge of manslaughter. Perhaps they cannot do that in Canada, like they do on TV. I do not know.
We need to recognize that the native culture in many tribes did not consider taking something that they needed as wrong, and that attitude, which we call theft, gets them into trouble when they come into contact with the white population. They need to learn that we will take action. They are lucky that they did not all get shot, dumped, burned and buried in the refuse pit, just like Ralph's mad cow. Shoot, shovel, shut-up.
There was a charge of "contributing to involuntary manslaughter" that was intended for all those involved in any crime or attempted crime with a death, which could have been applied to all the natives as well. Any native going onto a farm and attempting to start a quad is just asking to get shot. Even trespass is taking a risk. But what do I know? In the end we all just die anyway.
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