It’s frightening that in Canada we’re now jailing people who haven’t been formally charged with a crime. But in this case, I can’t help but wonder if the action is worth the possible slippery slope it appears this court decision puts us on. Specifically, the news that Racist web postings land white supremacist in jail is welcome. The disturbing element is that the jail time (9 months) has been assigned without the laying of criminal charges. I’m not a lawyer, so perhaps ignoring a pre-existing court order is sufficient to get around the requirement to be charged with an office before being jailed.

Feel free to educate me in the comments.

You have to wonder about the type of home environment people with these views grew up in. I’m tired of the old “child of immigrants” schtick. I’m the child of immigrants and I certainly was never taught to believe anything of this nature. In fact, I’d have to say my parents taught me that people are to be viewed on a individual (personal) basis based on what they say and do. Painting entire swaths of people with the same brush is ludicrious.

h/t to the Blogging Party of Canada

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