JJRousseau

The moderators of this board have closed both topics regarding the verdict of the Air India trail and the "shame" it has caused all of Canada. As a Canadian, I don't want lightmayo's comments to stand un-rebutted. They are thoughtless and offensive to me. This is a hot topic in both countries (all around the world) and worthy of discussion so with the moderator's indulgence, I would like to re-open the topic here.

From my view, it seemed apparent that the accused had some role to play in the events leading to the bombing and I imagine the pressure on the judge to find these men guilty was immense. As much as this verdict saddens me, after reading the judge's comments, I applaud him for not bowing to that pressure. I suggest it is a credit to the Canadian justice system that allowed this verdict. Making scapegoats would have been easier on everyone.

Obviously there is a lot of fault with the way the investigation was handled And possibly with our immigration laws but that is a whole other topic.

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