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16. INSIDE THE SHAFIA MURDER TRIAL

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 06:57 PM

Jan 2012

The Toronto Star coverage of this case was quite thourough. They have put the whole coverage into a pdf document of 60 pages.
http://media.thestar.topscms.com/acrobat/e8/5b/3ad8232a4c81b5963839860ee768.pdf

http://www.thestar.com/special/article/1122764

The CBC coverage from today is:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/01/29/shafia-sunday.html
Jan 29, 2012 5:44 PM ET

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Shafia trial jurors find family guilty of 1st-degree murder [View all] laundry_queen Jan 2012 OP

Wow! graywarrior Jan 2012 #1

Some more detail. RandySF Jan 2012 #2

Misogyny, thy name is religion. nt Deep13 Jan 2012 #3

It's always a good thing when serial killers are locked up. nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #4

Good -- this was a horrific crime obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #5

Wonder how those SOBs would feel about a little Eye For An Eye justice, since they're so into their MADem Jan 2012 #6

First degree murder in Canada is mandatory life in prison JBoy Jan 2012 #7

AS I said a bit downthread, the son will be in his mid forties when he's up for parole. MADem Jan 2012 #10

They have been sentenced already. auntAgonist Jan 2012 #8

So, the son will be in his mid forties when he might be unleashed upon the unsuspecting public. MADem Jan 2012 #9

Charlie Manson ain't made parole yet. Mopar151 Jan 2012 #13

Well, he beat the chair thanks to a law change, and he's south of the Canadian border, too. MADem Jan 2012 #15

"Might," and I'm pretty sure the public will not be "unsuspecting." Posteritatis Jan 2012 #21

there will be enormous publicity when he is up for parole iverglas Jan 2012 #29

Yeah, Homolka's who came to mind for me. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2012 #38

His CHIMO Jan 2012 #31

That would be Afghanistan, then, yes? MADem Jan 2012 #32

removal from Canada iverglas Jan 2012 #33

They CHIMO Jan 2012 #39

yes, worth taking a look iverglas Jan 2012 #42

Such a disgusting crime... jzodda Jan 2012 #11

Well, for now, they don't believe they did anything wrong. Darth_Kitten Jan 2012 #12

actually, I think they still deny committing the murders iverglas Jan 2012 #18

When you move to somebody else's country you gotta live by their Marnie Jan 2012 #14

how about people who are born here iverglas Jan 2012 #19

INSIDE THE SHAFIA MURDER TRIAL CHIMO Jan 2012 #16

Wow. polly7 Jan 2012 #25

"I think it shows that honor killings can and do happen in North America" iverglas Jan 2012 #17

Just because I said honour killing laundry_queen Jan 2012 #20

it isn't just you iverglas Jan 2012 #23

Actually if you were watching the news last night laundry_queen Jan 2012 #27

I agree, that's what I was saying iverglas Jan 2012 #28

Killing himself is a fairly good sign he was distraught muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #22

like I said iverglas Jan 2012 #24

What's the difference between quotes and italics? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #26

whatever iverglas Jan 2012 #30

The judge who sat through all of the trial and testimony called it an honour killing. riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #43

Canadian, are you? iverglas Jan 2012 #44

I'm Irish. riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #48

Would CHIMO Jan 2012 #45

Its a direct quote from the judge, and it's in the OP article riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #46

sadly for your case, he doesn't call the murders "honour killings" iverglas Jan 2012 #50

You can semantically parse the judges words all you like but the meaning is plain riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #53

I didn't call it a crime of passion iverglas Jan 2012 #57

I Would CHIMO Jan 2012 #52

Uh huh, that's fine. I've no desire to run for anything and will continue to work with abused women riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #55

Well CHIMO Jan 2012 #56

disgusting iverglas Jan 2012 #62

you can even try the entire passage from the judge's sentencing remarks iverglas Jan 2012 #54

exactly iverglas Jan 2012 #47

You have an agenda and purposefully left out the rest of the judge's quote. riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #49

you're drifting seriously off course iverglas Jan 2012 #51

Alert on it then. I stand by my words. It's not a personal attack riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #59

spit those mealies out of your mouth iverglas Jan 2012 #60

Idea of Shafia deaths as 'honour killings' stirs debate iverglas Jan 2012 #34

Happy Madyam Madyam Jan 2012 #35

welcome iverglas Jan 2012 #36

the ones in BC? iverglas Jan 2012 #37

Welcome to DU! yardwork Jan 2012 #40

welcome to DU, Madyam fishwax Jan 2012 #41

How can you kill for honor? Swede Jan 2012 #58

nice to have you in the conversation iverglas Jan 2012 #61

nope Swede Jan 2012 #63