All Purpose Politics and News Thread

[gryphon]

^ I had gone on there a few weeks ago, even then not all posts were positive.

Ew, I just went on - really hard to read the posts still supporting them.

This case hits close to our family - my older sister's daughter had meningitis as a baby, and she was really close to not making it - was a very scary time.

When my sister was born, she came down with meningitis and nearly died.If it werent for the doctors at sick kids hospital, I dont know what would have happened. Thats why we always donate to sick kids hospital

[gryphon]

http://www.therebel.media/cbc_does_m...nadian_hostage

CBC's whitewash documentary on Islamic terrorists who decapitated Canadian hostage

[lecale]

http://www.therebel.media/cbc_does_m...nadian_hostage

CBC's whitewash documentary on Islamic terrorists who decapitated Canadian hostage

You do realize the Rebel is a hate speech site? Maybe you'd better stick to mainstream media.

[gryphon]

[lecale]

David Stephan's 'Dear Jury' letter could haunt him at sentencing, law experts say

Law experts say the "Dear Jury" letter David Stephan posted to Facebook after being convicted in the death of his son Ezekiel may come back to haunt him when he faces the court to be sentenced.

On Tuesday, a jury found David and his wife, Collet Stephan, guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life to their toddler Ezekiel, who died from meningitis.

The next day, David posted a stinging rebuke of the way the case was handled, addressed directly to jurors.

Dear Jury,

I deeply Love each one of you and appreciate the tremendous sacrifice that you have made over the last 8 weeks. I only wish that you could've seen how you were being played by the crowns deception, drama and trickery that not only led to our key witnesses being muzzled, but has also now led to a dangerous precedent being set in Canada. The flood gates have now been opened and if we do not fall in line with parenting as seen fit by the government, we all stand in risk of criminal prosecution. Remember what the crown prosecutors closing remarks were to combat the fact that the ill equipped ambulance resulted in Ezekiel's brain death. She communicated that this was not about him dying, but rather about whether or not his life was endangered at any point due to our actions. How many parents have lost children for various reasons, all of which could be concluded that the child's life was endangered and that the parents should have been able to foresee it? How many parents have had close calls to losing a child, wherein it could be concluded that the child's life was endangered and the parents should have been able to foresee it? Whether medical attention is sought or not and your child lives, it is of no consequence. It is only about whether or not it can be proven that at some point your child's life was endangered, and if so you may find yourselves in the same boat as us.

The flood gates have now been opened and my main concern is no longer for Collet and I, but rather for Canadian's as a whole.

May Heaven help us all!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...cing-1.3558768

[Natalka]

^ He just showed how arrogant he is - with absolutely no remorse.
Should something happen to their other children, something like this could happen again.

[lecale]

^ He just showed how arrogant he is - with absolutely no remorse.
Should something happen to their other children, something like this could happen again.

I wonder how you punish this? Worst case scenario is that both go to prison for 5 years and they lose custody of the kids. I thought that might be extreme though, and sort of expected a suspended sentence with conditions like they have to take their kids to doctors for checkups. Now I'm not so sure. I do know their (few) supporters will go absolutely nuts at whatever government intervention comes to pass, because their main argument seems to be against the government and their right to do whatever they want with their kids without society's intervention.

[Natalka]

There is no way they will be given the max, though I wish they would. Probably won't even see jail time, but I think they should - it was wanton disregard for that child.
Those in that type of cult - and yes, it is a cult - need to be shown some type of strong message.

[gryphon]

[gryphon]

http://vancouversun.com/news/nationa...ss-2-2-billion

Broken Liberal election promise to cost small business $2.2 billion

[gryphon]

http://www.therebel.media/in_wynne_s...and_here_s_why

In Wynne’s Ontario, it’s “Save Energy, PAY More” -- and here’s why

[Natalka]

Within 24 hours of the Orthodox Church celebrating Easter, three of its buildings around the world have gone up in flames.


St. Sava, NY


Orthodox churches in Sydney, Melbourne and New York all caught fire, although there appears to be no link between the blazes.

http://www.pravmir.com/orthodox-chur...n-holiest-day/



Absolutely terrible that these happened!

[gryphon]

[gryphon]

Within 24 hours of the Orthodox Church celebrating Easter, three of its buildings around the world have gone up in flames.


St. Sava, NY


Orthodox churches in Sydney, Melbourne and New York all caught fire, although there appears to be no link between the blazes.

http://www.pravmir.com/orthodox-chur...n-holiest-day/



Absolutely terrible that these happened!

Too coincidental for my liking

[gryphon]

https://twitter.com/bcbluecon/status/727295236628688896

It seems even the CBC is getting tired of justin's nonstop self promoting