Various fallout from Shafia verdicts
Some reactions to the Shafia verdicts from the Afghan community; reactions from neighbours and fellow Muslims; discussions about honour killings are unavoidable; the Shafias’ lawyers are expected to appeal – at least for the mother and son’s verdicts.
Shawn 11:40 on 2012/01/30 Permalink
While Jonathan Kay, in a baffling example of hubris, assures us all that the jury got it wrong “from where I stand.” By his own admission, “where I stand” = sitting on his ass, reading the occasional media report.
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/01/30/jonathan-kay-the-shafia-jury-got-it-wrong/
walkerp 12:03 on 2012/01/30 Permalink
Not too surprising that he would come to such a stupid conclusion given that he got all his infor “from reading Christie Blatchford’s reporting.” Reporting should also be in quotes there.
Shawn 14:59 on 2012/01/30 Permalink
What’s even weirder I think, is that Blatchford, his colleague at the Post, has been attending this trial from day one, in person, filing her columns — and has no problem whatsoever with the verdict.
I’m curious to see what if anything she’ll say about Kay’s odd take. Or Chris Selley, for that matter, who blogs about other columns, including Kay’s, also at the NP site.
Shawn 15:45 on 2012/01/30 Permalink
Oh, and Kay, in His Great Knowledge, knows that only the SON should have been found guilty. So not only is the jury wrong, so is the defense attorney who may be filing the appeals for son, if the above report is correct?