NEWS: What is the Minimum Jail Sentence for Torture?

CULTURE: What is the Minimum Jail Sentence for Torture?

Two adopted children were locked in a cage for over thirteen years. Both boys were beaten with brooms and shoehorns, sodomized, and had to occasionally drink their own urine when water was unavailable. They had to wear diapers as their foster parents refused to let them go to the bathroom. Canadian police and child services found them and the parents have stood trial. The result? Nine months in prison for both parents.

that is too fucked up. I thought you got 9 months for looking at someone funny. 13 years of torture, about the same

I've been saying that everything is better in Canada but their government. Now it seems their judicial system leaves a bit to be desired as well.

this boggles the fucking mind! i was actually contemplating moving there... fuck that shit. i know profanity makes me look ignorant, but i think in the light of these events, it is appropriate.

i'm down with that cannibals idea, but smear them in honey first, so the army ants can have fun.

oh my god that is horrible.... those kids will probably never be able to live normal lives...

thats horrible what those poor kids had to suffer. they should punish the parents in the same way.

No, I think this family has had enough of that.

What the fuck?! How in the hell does imprisoning children in makeshift cages even remotely come close to "good intentions"? That judge needs to have a CAT scan, pronto.

This was a horrible miscarriage of justice.

There is no excuse for treating children this way, no credible evidence that this sort of thing results in 'better' kids or helps with raising 'difficult' children.

The judge is a fool or a drunkard, or maybe both.

fuck those people. kill them.

That is one of the most horrible things i have ever heard. Damn them straight to hell.

This calls for vigilante and mob action. Drag these people from their houses and lynch them on the streets.

I hope there's people demonstrating in Canada over this nonsense.

The sodomy alone should have gotten them years. Sad story. Poor kids.

When the parents get "inside" the other inmates will know of them. They will have 9 months of hell.

ouch! that's a little harsh to judge the entire nation based solely on a single judicial sentence. i seriously hope you're not implying that canadians as a whole like to see this shit happen. i would venture far enough to say that all of the citizens who read about this case would be disgusted and outraged at this judge's sentence. the article did say an appeal can be filed within 30 days, which i hope to god that the crown pursues...

this is not defense enough to allow such a light sentence after 15 years of abuse on two defenseless children.

Yeah... because this would never happen anywhere else.

As soon as I get done with the "child porn is art guy" and Stephen Harper, my next mob will be ready to go.

i say eye for an eye. thats just fucking wrong what they did

I'm not sure why they couldn't have tacked on assault (sexual and otherwise) onto the sentence... seems a little weird. I second the cannibal motion.

oh no, not in the states. not to white people at least...

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Clip the article and save it for anyone who thinks abortion should be outlawed. This case weighs strongly in favor of making it and/or sterilization mandatory in many cases.

In a sane world, I would think the first part of the sentence in this case should be irreversible surgical sterilization of both parents at their own expense.

[Edited on Jul 07, 2004 10:26AM]

I am outraged!