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EllieBC

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2. Exactly. I didn't have a whole lot of hope because.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 11:15 AM

Jul 2025

1) it is completely normal up here to hear that police are warning people that a dangerous offender is being released after a year or less in jail, 2) this case was completely bungled and hamstrung by the start by both the London Police Department and hockey Canada, and 3) I don’t think the crown had all of their ducks in a row one bit.

But yes, this is exactly why victims don’t come forward.

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Complainant's evidence in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial not 'credible or reliable,' judge says [View all] EllieBC Jul 2025 OP

If anyone *ever* wonders why people don't "speak up" about being assaulted, this case is a master class on why. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2025 #1

Exactly. I didn't have a whole lot of hope because. EllieBC Jul 2025 #2

Honestly given the statistics on convictions EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #3