WTF in Quebec
On a study break, I decided to check out the news headlines. Turns out a (57 year old, not that it matters) man was sentenced by a Quebec court to five years for sexual assault, after he "married" a 10 year old girl. FIVE YEARS for raping a little girl from the age of 9 through 13. Given time already served, he'll be in for about, oh, four years - a year for each year of the abuse he perpetrated on this kid. Prosecutors had been asking for ten years - the maximum allowed by law.
Sometimes I just don't have the words to express my disappointment and anger.
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Every time I think I hate America, I look at other countries, where the penalties for such heinous crimes are so ridiculously low. Yes, Europe, I'm looking at you. Now I guess I'm looking at Canada, too.
So props, America. Now all we need to do is work on that pesky little death penalty...and a billion other things.