I really am uncomfortable with the statement “he made a choice.” He was careless for sure but the idea he consciously thought, “ I am having a hard time with this tricky shifting I’m going to blow all the stop signs today” is ridiculous. I am willing to bet that everyone here has blown a stop sign one time in their life.
To me a parallel is the Walkerton water case with Stan Koebel, inadequate training, inadequate supervision etc. I think Stan was much worse though as he falsified documents over a long period of time and lied about what was happening. I assume he never meant for anyone to get sick or die though. He served just over 4 months in jail and 7 people died. It definitely seems the publicity in this tragedy played a roll in what seems like a harsh sentence.
Finally I really don’t agree with the deportation. He came to Canada, got a job,(even if it is in a profession that is not a lot of fun) to me that’s an immigrant I welcome, I’m glad he’s here.
Having said all these things I can’t imagine losing my child in an accident like this. I’d probably want 100 years plus eternity. At the least I hope the families feel as if some justice was done so they can continue moving on with their lives.
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