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Originally Posted by Plaedo

As mentioned in another post, what happened in Salem is a classic example of group think. It is for illustrative purposes only, not meant to be an equivalency. There's another interesting example of people being convicted of Satanism, child molestation, etc. in a small town in Saskatchewan in the early 90s, based on little facts. I'm not suggesting Miller didn't do those things, or that he didn't deserve severe consequences, I'm suggesting that people incite each other's sense of justice, without any of them sitting on a jury and enduring the presentation of all facts, or being a seasoned judge. Yet the same group of people seem to be exacting their version of justice.

Criminal code brought up because, as referenced earlier in the thread, certain facts and details wouldn't be made public in a Canadian legal environment. That law is there for a reason, but some may disagree with that reason.

This still makes no sense. Witch Hunt or Satanism are examples of criminal justice gone wrong. Where has the criminal justice system gone wrong with this case? I assume there is no publication ban in Ohio. Miller was convicted and could be searched by NHL and college teams. They knew about the convictions either through due diligence, or the fact that Miller told them. They then decided to pursue or not to pursue Miller based on those facts and the answers given to them by Miller himself. Are you suggesting it was wrong for the victim to make his feelings known?