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Although Karla Homolka/Teale's crimes are repugnant and she is deserving of a longer sentence, the Appeals Court judge did not error in his ruling.
We have to remember that most of what is in the public domain about Karla Homolka is inadmissable in this case. She has never been charged with a sex crime, therefore there is no obligation for her to register with the Sex Offenders Registry.
Homolka is not on parole. She served her sentence and based on the reports of prison officials (the only reports that count in this matter), she was a relatively model prisoner, and Section 810 restrictions are unwarranted.
Most on the board would argue that Section 810 restrictions were created for convicts like Homolka. What a lot of people don't understand is that if 810 was subjected to a Charter challenge, the Supreme Court would likely overturn it. It's a punitive measure that violates our right against unlawful imprisonment and cruel and unusual punishment.
The question that critics of this ruling (almost everybody)should be asking, is why has Attorney General Michael Bryant refused to prosecute Homolka on the outstanding charges related to her sister's death? Yes, the plea agreement protected her against prosecution for further crimes, however there is no law that prevents the Crown from opening this case up again.
Legal convention is the hurdle in this case because of the difficulty in obtaining cooperation in future major investigations. The public interest however, should justify further prosecution. If Homolka were to be convicted again, there is no doubt that she would be declared a Dangerous Offender and imprisoned indefinitely.
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| Originally posted by tatgirl + 1,000,000,000. Any other two-bit criminal spends more time on probation for lesser crimes. She should at least be forced to register as a sex offender. This is a travesty. |
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