Steven Saether, a 26 year old man from British Columbia, is suing Robert Irvine after a confrontation the two had in July 2001, in Maple Ridge B.C. Irvine hit Saether in the head with a golf club, crushing his skull and leaving the man brain damaged and unable to walk. Supreme Court Justice James Williams has ordered Irvine to pay almost $3.2 million in damages. Williams ruled the consequences of the assault have left the young man (Saether) unemployable.
I find this ridiculous. It frustrates me that anyone would take a gold club to someone's head and expect to get away with it. It should have been a given to Irvine that he would pay damages to Saether. I find it strange as well that it took 10 years for Saether to get his money. He was left with no job for 10 long years, not being able to provide for himself or his family.
I feel like this needs to be looked at more seriously. Someone shouldn't have to deal with a situation like this for this long.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Police Cheif Defends Cow Shootings
Early last week, two steers had escaped a trailer and instead of rallying them up, Gatineau police shot and killed both animals. Luc Beaudoin, Gatineau's deputy police chief supports and defends how his officers handled the situation. A video was released of two officers firing their handguns at least ten times at close range to take down one of the animals.
I personally find this revolting. I don't believe that they made the right decision on shooting the Innocent animals. Waiting for animal control would have been a better option. Attempting to contain the animal would have made more sense as well. Supporting the move the officers made doesn't make sense to me.
I believe this issue needs to be brought up and spoken to involving saving these animals. The fact that the animal escaped from the trailer is the first problem. They need to make sure that the trailer is secured and that o matter how hard the cows try. they will not be able to escape. Secondly, even if they do escape, they need to be able to corner the animals and get them back into the trailer without harming them. There are many possible solutions to do this without killing the animals, these officers definitely chose the wrong one.
I personally find this revolting. I don't believe that they made the right decision on shooting the Innocent animals. Waiting for animal control would have been a better option. Attempting to contain the animal would have made more sense as well. Supporting the move the officers made doesn't make sense to me.
I believe this issue needs to be brought up and spoken to involving saving these animals. The fact that the animal escaped from the trailer is the first problem. They need to make sure that the trailer is secured and that o matter how hard the cows try. they will not be able to escape. Secondly, even if they do escape, they need to be able to corner the animals and get them back into the trailer without harming them. There are many possible solutions to do this without killing the animals, these officers definitely chose the wrong one.
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