elaphe

This sick bastard is accused of kidnapping, murdering and dismembering a 10 year old girl in Toronto.

I think about those half dozen court officers that surrounded this pedophile and the job that they were performing. Obviously, the public in attendance in the courtroom were not under any threat from Michael Briere. It is easy to conclude that they were present to shield the accused from the public and possibly protect him from harm.

Can you even imagine taking a bullet for this sicko???

It is a better person than me that can stand beside this piece of turd and refrain from throttling him, let alone protecting him.

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YourNeverThere

that would suck suck suck. I guess you just have to be very passionate about justice being fulfilled

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Bob Biter

The reason that "sick bastard" was surrounded is because he is a suspect, not because he was found guilty of this heinous crime. If he is indeed found guilty as charged without any doubt, then I would fully endorse the most severe punishment upon him. However, since his is the only suspect, the court wants his physical identity protected in case he is found innocent and set free. If he is actually innocent (although that would seem unlikely in the case of a DNA match), I bet he still would have a hard time reintegrating society if everyone knew not only his name, but what he looks like.

This is why I understand and appreciate the actions of the police. He hasn't been found guilty yet, so there's no reason for his face to be posted everywhere with potential libel.

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forseti-6

Another shitty (or maybe sick) job would be the attorney trying to prove that guys innocence knowing all the evidence is against him...

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mathias3

Hang the bastard high, high, high. Maybe they'll make up to the poor dudes surrounding him by letting them throw the lever to end his crappy little life

PieceOfCrap

Totally agree with Bob Biter. Until he's proven guilty he deserves to be presumed innocent (or did I miss something about the definition of democracy?). It's only if he's found guilty that his nuts should be torn off and he should be dropped feet first into a chipping machine. :-D

Mind you, the police have been known to fake DNA evidence before in order to secure a conviction in a case that has outraged the public...

manalone

He is innocent until proven guilty. Furthermore, I would be glad to be his defending lawyer and represent him.

After all, if he's found guilty well then we know for sure he deserves his punishment.

If he's found innocent, then an inncent man has been protected from a probable lynch mob.

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fleep

The thrust of this post is about the police and less about the suspect,I will comment on the police.For one thing police voluntarily choose their profession.They are not drafted.I was drafted in 1974 and served in the US Army.I was exempt from service in Viet Nam because two of my brothers where in the war zone at the time.So you think those cops have it tough standing around a courtroom?Try being 19 years old,half a world away from home,brought up to respect people and then forced to kill an enenmy wearing rags.For 14 cents an hour.Now that's a shitty job.Also there are two kinds of cops.Cops on camera and cops acting on their on interest.

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oblar

i would tend to agree with fleep..

being drafted against ones will to fight for a cause you are actually against would probably be the suckiest job.

the only thing suckier than that would be to be forced to fight for a side in a civil war and face your family on the other end of a weapon.

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MacGnG

innocent until proven guilty.... then release him to the mob

dimbulb

you forget that he is innocent until proven guilty.

Thats one other thing i have problems with. The fact that accused rapists have their names published in the press, even before the case is tried. Even if he is proven innocent, it will be hard for him to clear his name totally.

Sparhawk

There's a sad rush to judgement in this country that's pretty prevalent, and only made worse by cable news and things like court tv. It has a lot to do, I think, with our short attention span.

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eyeseepeedude

what has to do with our short attention span?

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4thTimeLucky

IseePDud - LOL!

And as for the innocent until proven guilty I can but second all those who rightly pointed this out.

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Charlatan

innocent until proven guilty...

Hell, the headlines in yesterday's paper were asking for people to help the police with their investigation... They have arrested the guy but are still looking for help in the investigation. Do they have enough to prosecute or not?

I know they are just trying to get more information to put him away (they reportedly have a DNA and fibre match at this point) but it still seems like a disconnect when you hear the police say, "We have him" and "We need more help in our investigation".

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PatrickBateman

The worst job on the planet is a scribe. You just spent your life copying the same thing over and over...

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frankx

The only job I could think of worse than this is the person who is responsible for cleaning up the crime scene caused by this monster. I know the guy who does it here in New Orleans. It pays well, but goddamn, is it depressing.

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stinkynutz

i wouldn't mind a job like that. not cuz i'm a sick fuck....it's just interesting i think.

oldtimer

Assembly line worker........explains itself.

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ratbastid

Worst job in the world: assistant crack whore.

Seriously, cops do amazing work. The ones who actually operate from the principle To Protect and Serve are, IMO, some of the finest human beings alive. And sometimes the gory details of exactly HOW to protect and serve are... well, gory.

MilleniumZeus

When I read the thread, I thought you were going to tell me that the guy picking up the horse shit after a big parade or elephant loads during elephant circus acts would be the shittiest jobs.

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crow_daw

Yeah, Bob nailed it, we gotta uphold the whole "guilty until proven innocent thing". Imagine if that was you, but you were totally innocent. The people don't really care if you did it or not, it'll still tarnish the hell out of your image. I'm not by any means saying this guys innocent, I'm just saying, ya gotta protect the possibility.

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Bob Biter

Ah, that's "Innocent until proven guilty", crow_daw.

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Drider_it

no the worse job on the planet come in twos..

1 . "do you want fries with that?"

2. "entering codes so i can launch the nukes"

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splck

Sewage treatment would be a shitty job.

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Tirian

I'm with you and Bob. In fact, if I had decided to post in the "worst fears" thread, this exact thing would be on my list. (not that I have a single reason to expect it), but getting charged falsely or in error would be on my list of most feared things.

It would forever fuck your life - even if cleared of charges. Every second person you interact with forever would be second guessing about your innocence or guilt forever.

Edit: oh ya, and if this guy is found guilty, I can only wish the worst punishment available on him.

remiel

thing is, if I were a police officer I'd take pride in standing beside a man like this, protecting him from crowds and angry protesters, and then if he's found not guilty letting an innocent man go, and if he's found guilty of his crimes helping to lock the bastard away so deep he doesn't even hear rumours of the sun

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sailor

Yeah, Ive always wondered about the lawyer that has to defend someone like that...

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oldtimer

Does it really matter? I hate <b>people</b>! For their judgemental behavior. Tarnish your reputation? Pah! Fuck them. Anyone who knows you as closely as your family and friends do, know you are not capable of this crime, they, truely, are the only ones who matter. Sure people can change. It is never certain. But if I was ever falsely accused I'd simply legally change my name after the media heat died down. Then I'd still know my new identity would somehow be leaked to the press, in spite of that. God damn America. No privacy. I do despise the the courts for prosecuting the innocent and releasing the guilty. The lesson is simply don't do anything. Don't share your personal things with others you have barely met. I could go on but in short, you must <b>know</b> a person before you can trust them. What decides that? Time. The longer you have known the person the better you know what they are capable of. This kind of thinking only applies to the concept of innocent/guilty.
Fighting the system...the rest conform.

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