BREAKING: Pastor Derek Reimer convicted for breaching conditions despite acquittal on original charges
Although he was acquitted of charges stemming from a drag queen story time protest event at a Calgary library, the pastor was convicted of breaching conditions placed on him following his arrest in February 2023.
The whole thing is obvious bullshit. But in legalese, it could be bad.
If he was acquitted of the charges, and the lawyer never had the conditions of bail stricken from the record, then technically it is a breach. Again, even if it's bullshit.
How do you know you're 200 meters away from something if you're not actually there for it, but across the street doing something else.
For those out there using imperial measurements, 200 meters is about 650 feet.
That's a lot of bananas.
Especially for a Republic...
I shopped there before.
You got a hat and a vote in their parliament
Even if the conditions aren't moot because he was acquitted, there's still no mens rea as IIRC he was something like 150-175m (500-575 ft) away so clearly he was trying to abide by the conditions. Normal people can't easily eyeball 200m and the cops were ordered not to give him any leeway and arrest him on the spot- which the judge should have thrown out on that basis too because that's clearly politicized policing.
So there's 2 other reasons the judge should have thrown this case out.
Exactly. It should not have been allowed to get as far as it did in the courts.
It only has because feelings were hurt for the correct people.
The way I read it he was out on bail when they accuse him of violating the conditions.
In the US, conditions are a common way they keep people in the system. They make conditions that are very difficult at least for some people to abide by (such as not taking drugs). Parole/probation is somehow for-profit so they try to keep people on it.
I don't know the %, but it's very common for people to be in jail on some kind of violation -- or even a failure to pay a "fine"/tax -- rather than the original charge. I met one guy who opted to spend 6 months in jail rather than pay the state of TX 50,000 dollars in reparations or whatever they call it (there was no victim -- it was a weed concentrate charge). For him, that was the most reasonable way to discharge 50k.
Boomer Christian Canadians once again acting as if the government is fair and impartial as opposed to blatantly antagonistic. It's as if they would actually prefer martyrdom to defiance. That conflict will be exported to us, of course.
It's as if they would actually prefer martyrdom
A lot of Christians do. It's one of the best / most infuriating parts of being a Christian.
Calgary is a libtard, left wing cultist stronghold. It does not represent most Albertans. It's one of the scummiest cities in the entire province and most Albertaners avoid it at all costs.
The drag queen grooming hour event is part of the establishment religion, hence the law enforcement action. Thirty years ago, those 'drag queens' in their stripper outfits wouldn't get near a library without the cops being called.
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