Robert Pickton Defense

[dcbogey]

Interesting choice of defense for Mr. Pickton - he was too stupid to know what he was doing.


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070904.wpickton0904/BNStory/specialPickton/home

Hopefully the jury will be able to see through the bs, coming from both sides. I don't envy their task. It exemplifies the definition of public service.

 

[TQM]

legal question

Is that the same thing as being "mentally unfit"?

 

[TQM]

I mean,

can I use that defence to get out of parking tickets?

 

[hunter001]

Hog wash.

If isn't intelligent enough to understand what he was doing how did he opeate the farm? What does it say about the police that couldn't track down the murders for years?

 

[dcbogey]

Hog wash.

If isn't intelligent enough to understand what he was doing how did he opeate the farm? What does it say about the police that couldn't track down the murders for years?

I tend to agree, hunter. There are those in Vancouver that would agrue that the reason it took so long to "solve" the case was the profession of the victims, not the intelligence level of the perpetrator.

 

[hunter001]

Growing up on a farm for sure know you the difference between life and death.

From what I read, he was partying and bringing the ladies back to the farm. If he can do that he is smart enough to know what he is doing.

 

[hunter001]

I tend to agree, hunter. There are those in Vancouver that would agrue that the reason it took so long to "solve" the case was the profession of the victims, not the intelligence level of the perpetrator.

Yes, I have heard that. Each victim was somebodies daughter and part of someone's family; hopeful; the Vancouver police have a high standard then a stupid bias.

 

[dcbogey]

Hog wash.

I must be getting dense in my old age - that's quite funny.

 

[dcbogey]

Is that the same thing as being "mentally unfit"?

I'm mildly surprised you didn't check Wiki before you asked that question.