Author Topic: Scumbag Montreal Muslim couple acquitted of terror charges  (Read 212 times)

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Offline Omni

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Yes, one wonders. Maybe nothing went wrong.  A jury sits there for weeks listening to the prosecution present evidence and witnesses and concludes that the two should be acquitted . A bunch of others read a newspaper summary of the trial and concludes that the jury got it wrong.

Good point. If you didn't sit through the whole proceeding and didn't hear all of the evidence, then your guilty verdict may simply be emanating from a pre-conceived notion.

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Good point. If you didn't sit through the whole proceeding and didn't hear all of the evidence, then your guilty verdict may simply be emanating from a pre-conceived notion.

It's true.  I have pre-conceived notions about people found guilty of possession of an explosive device without lawful excuse.

Offline Queefer Sutherland

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You would think that if any province could muster a jury to convict Muslims of terror, it would be Quebec.  One wonders what went wrong.

I thought the same thing.  Though they were charged very specific charges, like going to Syria to aid a terrorist group, which couldn't be proven.
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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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Good point. If you didn't sit through the whole proceeding and didn't hear all of the evidence, then your guilty verdict may simply be emanating from a pre-conceived notion.

I would like to apologize for having per-conceived notions about 2 young Muslims who read about ISIS online, stopped going to school, applied for passport via fraud because parents took away passports for fear they would flee to Syria & fight for ISIS, bought tickets to Greece, researched building a bomb, & bought the bomb materials.

More likely they can't summarize an entire trial of evidence & arguments in an article, and the specific charges laid weren't provable:

- Attempting to leave Canada to commit a terrorist act.
- Possession of an explosive substance.
- Committing an act under the direction of, or for the profit of, a terrorist organization.
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Offline Omni

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I would like to apologize for having per-conceived notions about 2 young Muslims who read about ISIS online, stopped going to school, applied for passport via fraud because parents took away passports for fear they would flee to Syria & fight for ISIS, bought tickets to Greece, researched building a bomb, & bought the bomb materials.

More likely they can't summarize an entire trial of evidence & arguments in an article, and the specific charges laid weren't provable:

- Attempting to leave Canada to commit a terrorist act.
- Possession of an explosive substance.
- Committing an act under the direction of, or for the profit of, a terrorist organization.

Well then I guess I'll have to apologize for saying I will take the decision of the jury who actually sat there through the whole case and did hear all the evidence.

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Well then I guess I'll have to apologize for saying I will take the decision of the jury who actually sat there through the whole case and did hear all the evidence.

I never said the jury made a bad call.

My point is:  scumbags roam free.
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As the lawyer said: "being curious is not a crime".   I've spent lots of time learning how to box and knife-fight, but it doesn't mean I plan to beat people up or stab people.

That said, I'm not wild about the notion of people who were "curious" enough about violent jihad to learn about building bombs and so-on living among us as regular folk, as if that were just a lifestyle choice or hobby they were interested in.

If someone feels like going to Syria to fight for a new Caliphate is their calling in life, I feel like we should let them go, on the condition that they forfeit their right to return.

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Offline SirJohn

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You would think that if any province could muster a jury to convict Muslims of terror, it would be Quebec.  One wonders what went wrong.

Either a clever lawyer or an incompetent judge. See OJ Simpson trial.
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