A man who admits he ran down a Muslim family said he did so because he believed anti-Muslim conspiracies he found on fringe websites like Alex Jones’ Infowars.
The crime he committed is extremely heinous and the Crown wants to make sure their case is bulletproof. The defense is trying to make it seem like because Veltman’s mom was abusive, he read alt-right garbage online, and took psilocybin the day before, he isn’t culpable for driving down the Afzaal family. He had no choice but to kill them, it wasn’t his fault. /s
I understand it is important, and I’m certainly not criticizing anyone. I was just surprised because that is a very long time to have someone on the stand. Does Canada have protections from self-incrimination? I can’t imagine that the defense attorney would be very happy about it.
Does Canada do trials differently than the US? How do you put anyone on the witness stand for five days!?
Yes, Canada’s is based on the UK’s more than the US’.
I don’t really know how the system works in the UK.
Like the Canadian one
thanks
presumably it’s not consecutive and they provide a maple syrup ration and sleep.
They also don’t start court until like 11am for this case every day and they usually adjourn by 3
If the day in court is that short, it is not nearly as shocking.
The crime he committed is extremely heinous and the Crown wants to make sure their case is bulletproof. The defense is trying to make it seem like because Veltman’s mom was abusive, he read alt-right garbage online, and took psilocybin the day before, he isn’t culpable for driving down the Afzaal family. He had no choice but to kill them, it wasn’t his fault. /s
I understand it is important, and I’m certainly not criticizing anyone. I was just surprised because that is a very long time to have someone on the stand. Does Canada have protections from self-incrimination? I can’t imagine that the defense attorney would be very happy about it.
Can they not do that in the US?
I don’t think it is prohibited. However, that is a very long time. I can’t imagine what questions they could be asking.