Social Media has allowed information that should never be disclosed prior to a fair trial to be shared with anyone and everyone. If Christopher Husbands, who is “alleged” to have committed such a heinous crime, is in fact guilty, which will be determined after a fair trial, then he should be given the maximum sentence allowed by law. And if convicted, assuming that he has done nothing to repentand is not rehabilitated, he should never be allowed to reintegrate into society. But……..it is highly inappropriate and prejudicial to broadcast his criminal record on the internet. It is also inappropriate and unprofessional to publish that his lawyer was allegedly attempting to hide his face with a book while he was being remanded. And from a personal observation, what parent gives an interview describing their relationship? This is not the time for the father to attempt to gain credibility by trashing his son.
However, by no means am I forgetting the obvious: one person dead, 7 injured, hundreds of shoppers mortified, thousands of neighbors frightened, and an entire city both afraid and sad that Toronto is no longer as safe as it once was.
TORONTO CRIMINAL LAWYER: THE TRIAL OF CHRISTOPHER HUSBANDS
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I absolutely agree that a presumed-innocent suspect’s information should not be published. There is plenty of time for that AFTER conviction if the suspect is determined to be guilty. The fault, however, doesn’t lie with social media but rather with those who initially publish the information and perhaps with a lawyer who apparently did not request the 517 publication ban that the CCC provides to ensure a fair trial. IMO, the pre-trial publication ban should be automatic, to ensure a fair trial, especially in this age where any published information can be spread widely with ease.