[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by The Unabomber

You seem to know everything regarding the trial, so why don't you inform us on it? Why don't you tell us about the history between Darren and the cop involved, that might shed some light on this. Seeing as you know so much regarding this then you should be able to also tell us why the cop was in the cell with a loaded gun, that might be interesting.

Because police officers carry guns. I have talked to a former staff sergeant regarding this case in the past and I will say that he was quite adimant that the officer in question did nothing wrong. The individual who was intoxicated made a play for his weapon and while it is unfortunate he paid the price for that mistake. If you or I do the same in a situation the end result would likely be the same given what is known about police training tactics, the big question at the trial was the two shots but that is how the police are trained, two shots to stop an individual.

Originally Posted by The Unabomber

Just because you have read a book and read what the paper wrote doesn't make you know the ins and outs of the trial and the history, if that was the case then i wouldn't have needed to watch the Flames after game 15 as Francis told me that they weren't going to make the playoffs.

There is a significant difference from one's personal opinion and the opinion of an expert witness who has been approved by the courts.

Originally Posted by The Unabomber

And to go along with the "expert witnesses" that you talk about, a witness is someone who actually viewed the crime, there wasn't any other person in the cell with the two of them. It came down to the charachter of the officer in question and that's why it went to trial 3 times.

Sorry but do you know anything about the legal system and the use of expert witnesses? It isn't just a bunch of random people giving their opinion on the matter, the people in question are those who have been educated (often extensively) in the subject matter at hand. Plus I would trust an expert witnesses opinion moreso than that of a first hand witness, given what is known about the reliability of witness reports in a stressful situation.

Originally Posted by The Unabomber

Funny how the paper had an article not too long ago about how his wife was having trouble being away from him while he was in BC in a minimum jail, how would you say the Varlee family has felt since losing Darren?

Funny how if Darren had gotten the officers gun then there would be a dead police officer. The guy was drunk and even from what I saw last night people act differently when they have had to much to drink. He could be the nicest person when sober but alcohol is known to change a persons demeanor.

Plus where is this that he was handcuffed, all reports I have read indicated that the handcuffs were removed.