The sentence has been passed. Nine months is all that was handed down to the Blackstock couple who adopted their two nephews and then turned their lives into hell. When they have served one-third of the sentence, they will be eligible for day parole. After serving two-thirds of the sentence, they will be eligible for full parole. Now, let me see if I can figure this out ... one-third of nine months; that would be just three months, right? So after imposing more than a decade of torture on the two boys, the perpetrators could feel the sun on their faces again, each day. Those boys that they forcibly confined in cages improvised from cribs ... I wonder how often the sun shone in on their faces while they were lying there. Total freedom could be enjoyed by the convicted abusers after just six months. Those boys will never be totally free. Someone, please, explain to me, where is the justice in the sentence imposed by the moron seated on the bench?
The two boys were born with fetal alcohol syndrome, already a life sentence of effects to be dealt with. Their aunt and uncle adopted them from their alcoholic mother, who later died because of her substance abuse. The aunt is trying to claim now that she suffered abuse as a child, and so this prevented her from giving "proper care". Where was all the red tape, and the investigations when these boys were being taken into hell? Who okayed this adoption? Obviously, insufficient was done to ascertain the fitness of the adoptive parents. Perhaps the case worker who signed those papers should be up on some charges, as well.
Childhood abuse or not, there is no excusing what these two animals did to the boys. The law decrees that forcible confinement should result in a sentence of up to ten years, and that failing to provide the necessities of life should bring up to two years. The judge gave concurrent sentences of ONE MONTH for failing to provide the necessities of life. It is known that these boys ingested their own excrement, out of fear of punishment. Can you even try to imagine being driven to the state where you would be capable of that? Those teens can be given intensive therapy, and all the help possible, but they will never completely leave it all behind. It will haunt them in nightmares for decades to come. It will rear its ugly head in memories triggered by an innocent word overheard in a conversation. The triggers that will bring it back on them can not even be anticipated by the boys themselves right now. They will only know each one of them as they encounter them, on their journey through the years. Their lives have been forever altered, in ways that can never be completely quantified.
Now let us return to Mr. Justice Donald Halikowski, and his sentence. He is quoted as saying, when he gave his decision, that the actions of the adoptive parents had "descended darkly into abusive behaviour that bordered on torture". (By the way, I hope you were properly impressed by his use of alliteration. Maybe he should get a job writing something llike travel brochures, instead.) Anyway, it's quite a statement, if he really meant it. Does he intend us to understand, that in his opinion, it is basically acceptable to torture, as long as you're willing to give up at least three months of your life to atone for your actions? That would really make someone stop and think, wouldn't it? Three whole months of inconvenience! Now there's a deterrent, if ever there was one. Enough to make anyone contemplating the unthinkable to quake in their boots, and turn aside from the deed. Unfortuantely, there are bound to be far too many child abusers paying close attention to the message he has sent.
Perhaps,just a week or two, not even three whole months. Perhaps that's all the time that Mr Justice Idiot should be confined in a cage and forced to wear diapers, because he is not allowed to go to the bathroom. Maybe after a few full weeks in those conditions, he could be allowed out during the day, and brought back again in the evening. A nice cozy cage to come home to, something to eagerly anticipate, don't you think, Mr. Justice Jackass? With dullards and lamebrains like Halikowski seated on the bench, we can all rest easy. Justice will be done!
The two boys were born with fetal alcohol syndrome, already a life sentence of effects to be dealt with. Their aunt and uncle adopted them from their alcoholic mother, who later died because of her substance abuse. The aunt is trying to claim now that she suffered abuse as a child, and so this prevented her from giving "proper care". Where was all the red tape, and the investigations when these boys were being taken into hell? Who okayed this adoption? Obviously, insufficient was done to ascertain the fitness of the adoptive parents. Perhaps the case worker who signed those papers should be up on some charges, as well.
Childhood abuse or not, there is no excusing what these two animals did to the boys. The law decrees that forcible confinement should result in a sentence of up to ten years, and that failing to provide the necessities of life should bring up to two years. The judge gave concurrent sentences of ONE MONTH for failing to provide the necessities of life. It is known that these boys ingested their own excrement, out of fear of punishment. Can you even try to imagine being driven to the state where you would be capable of that? Those teens can be given intensive therapy, and all the help possible, but they will never completely leave it all behind. It will haunt them in nightmares for decades to come. It will rear its ugly head in memories triggered by an innocent word overheard in a conversation. The triggers that will bring it back on them can not even be anticipated by the boys themselves right now. They will only know each one of them as they encounter them, on their journey through the years. Their lives have been forever altered, in ways that can never be completely quantified.
Now let us return to Mr. Justice Donald Halikowski, and his sentence. He is quoted as saying, when he gave his decision, that the actions of the adoptive parents had "descended darkly into abusive behaviour that bordered on torture". (By the way, I hope you were properly impressed by his use of alliteration. Maybe he should get a job writing something llike travel brochures, instead.) Anyway, it's quite a statement, if he really meant it. Does he intend us to understand, that in his opinion, it is basically acceptable to torture, as long as you're willing to give up at least three months of your life to atone for your actions? That would really make someone stop and think, wouldn't it? Three whole months of inconvenience! Now there's a deterrent, if ever there was one. Enough to make anyone contemplating the unthinkable to quake in their boots, and turn aside from the deed. Unfortuantely, there are bound to be far too many child abusers paying close attention to the message he has sent.
Perhaps,just a week or two, not even three whole months. Perhaps that's all the time that Mr Justice Idiot should be confined in a cage and forced to wear diapers, because he is not allowed to go to the bathroom. Maybe after a few full weeks in those conditions, he could be allowed out during the day, and brought back again in the evening. A nice cozy cage to come home to, something to eagerly anticipate, don't you think, Mr. Justice Jackass? With dullards and lamebrains like Halikowski seated on the bench, we can all rest easy. Justice will be done!
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