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Christie Blatchford’s
great reporting about Ashley Smith and the Inquest
Not a lot of my friends are following the
inquest of Ashley Smith’s treatment and death in the Grand Valley
Institution. They are tired of hearing
about it and wish that it was gone now. That is likely felt by way more people
than the people I know as my friends.
In an article this morning that was published
in the Vancouver Sun (click here to read High
Hopes for Ashley Smith Inquest) Christie Blatchford gives a good outline of
where things are at now. Please read
this carefully.
Personally
in this Blog I have also pointed to my own reactions to what was happening away
back in October 16, 2009 Ashley
Smith Died – The Saddest Story I have ever heard
Today I am thinking of the Jurors that listen
to all this stuff about Ashley’s incarceration. They are looking only at what
happened to her in “the system” – not what she was like before entering the
system… likely a very troubled teenager – maybe with some very real mental
health problems. The person(s) running this inquest would not allow this
information to be entered into the evidence being given.
You can think on that for a while.
The inquest is not like a trial in court.
Here the lawyers(many or them) are asking questions from their clients point of
view. The witnesses that speak are likely just saying “yes” or “no”. It is all
from a protective stance for those that might be nailed to the wall later
on. Not necessarily pointing to what
might really need to be done.
If you have read the reports of the past and
the beginning of it all… Ashley had an attitude that came out in her
community. Her attitude that got her
into conflict with society started with throwing a Crab-apple at a mail
man. It ended with now one of the highest
profile inquests about how she was handled – and with the Canadian Federal
Prison system having all the fingers pointing at it – CSC!
The total system failed her – not just CSC
where she died in their custody. And
that system includes her family and life before - that no one is allowed to
enter into evidence.
Thanks Christie Blatchford telling it as you
see it. You are helping me to see
through all the baloney of what is and was happening.
Readers of this Blog – please read the Links
and do a Goggle search on Ashley Smith.
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