1. 无忧资讯 /
  2. 本地 /
  3. 没有道歉:推4华裔钓友落水获轻判缓刑 /

没有道歉:推4华裔钓友落水获轻判缓刑

2007年7月及8月在多伦多以北Georgina镇附近推4名华人钓友落水的白人青年Scott MacEachern昨天在Newmarket法庭提堂,这位21岁的青年在开审前在4项刑事伤人罪中,只承认其中一项控罪,法官撤销了其余3项刑事伤人罪。在被告承认的控罪上,法官考虑多方面因素后,判处被告监守行为12个月,有条件释放,等于没有刑事定罪。

事件回放

2007年发生多起钓鱼客遇袭案,其中发生于7月21日傍晚及翌日凌晨1时半的两起案件被破,19岁男居民Scott MacEachern,被控两项袭击罪名。

该案发生于Georgina镇的Mossington桥上,当时1对同是52岁的夫妇在桥上钓鱼,当时桥上一起钓鱼的还有另一组人,期间见到有数人到达该桥,将上述1小组人中的1名男子推落水后离去,但各人当时都未有报警。

翌日凌晨1时半,上述作恶者再次返回该桥,今次打算将该对夫妇中的妻子推落水,但遇到反抗而没有成功,作恶者忿然打碎该对夫妇的私家车挡风玻璃后逃去无踪。

安省渔乐会张女士,致力于开展华人钓鱼娱乐活动

两年后宣判

被告Scott MacEachern昨晨在父亲及辩护律师陪同到Newmarket法院应讯,其中两宗案件的受害人也到法庭,准备开审时亲身作证。根据法院档案显示,事发时19岁的麦伊成被指于2007年7月22日在Georgina镇袭击女子徐凤琴(Feng Qin Xu,译音)及男子刘景(Jing Liu,译音),因而被控两项袭击罪名。

Scott MacEachern又被指分别于2007年8月5日及6日,在约克区Hedge Road与Sibbalds Crescent交界地区,先后袭击男子徐斌(Bin Xu,译音)及张学斌(Xuebin Zhang,译音),因而被控两项袭击罪名。刘景和徐凤琴夫妇与及徐斌3人昨晨均有到法院。

在法庭正式展开审讯前,Scott MacEachern向法庭承认他涉及2007年8月6日案件的一项袭击控罪,控方则撤销其余两宗案件所涉的3项控罪。

据悉现年21岁的Scott MacEachern,目前是与父亲同住,任职建筑行业,并已在社区学院完成3年商科课程。

安省人权委员会首席专员Barbara Hall公布对亚裔钓友遇袭事件的最终报告 (资料图片)

受害人不满又无奈

对于上述判决,不单受害人感到不满及无奈,关注事件人士均表示判罪太轻,不能起到阻吓作用。其中一名受害人就大表不满,表示被告做错事,至少都要向他们说声“对不起”,而另一名受害人则表示事情已经这样,只感到无奈及无办法。

安河户外渔猎协会共同总教练梁丹尼认为,判被告缓刑1年,而另外3项的伤人罪名都被撤销,这样判刑实在太轻,令阻吓作用大减,不过今次仍可有效带出信息,就是这种伤害钓友的行为,须受到惩罚,即使是一时贪玩也不会例外。

法官听取控辩双方简短陈述后表示,现年21岁的Scott MacEachern认罪,足以向法庭显示出他对自己行为负责,并感到后悔。法官作出了多方面的考虑,包括该宗案件受害人事后身心影响报告、Scott MacEachern以前没有刑事记录等因素。负责查案的约克区警队第三分局探长 Roderick Ramage说Scott MacEachern不会有刑事记录。

开展活动助钓友了解加拿大文化

华人组织安省渔乐会多年来致力于开展华人钓鱼娱乐活动,张女士告诉本网记者,发生钓友遇袭事件大多是最近几年的事,这让人很担忧。渔乐会在走访时了解到,一些新移民钓友在钓鱼过程中确实存在一些问题,比如违反法例钓鱼,大声喧哗,擅入私人领地等等。这也不能全怪钓友,他们需要一个了解加拿大文化的过程,需要逐步意识到自己以前的一些生活方式与现在生存环境的冲突。为此安省渔乐会积极开展各项活动,帮助新移民钓友更好地适应加拿大的环境,与当地居民和谐共处,避免发生不必要的矛盾。

网友评论

网友评论仅供其表达个人看法,并不表明 51.CA 立场。
他推你下水,你拉他下水,闷他个半死...旁边的其它国人在干吗? 中国人之间,吵起来,一个北一个凶,哪去了...正当防卫啊
回复
从中学会,利用规则不违法。 中,中,中,实在是中。 《中立自信》的中。
回复
Based on the English report, the other three charges were droped because of lack of reasonable prospect of conviction. In another word, the charges failed because of lack of reasonable evidence. A similar famous case is O.J. Simpson's case.(do a google search...) 从中学会,有道理也未必能赢,还得学会这里的游戏规则和利用游戏规则。利用规则不违法。 象: 1.决不先承认,也不说对不起;(Like: I don’t know; I can’t comment. Need to investigate….) 2.上法庭?行,但对方得提供证据,反正打死我方也不承认;然后再找对方破绽,我方律师也会找对方破绽,因为律师专业、对方业余(除非对方也花钱请律师);在我方律师的步步紧逼下,对方有道理,也会变成证据不足。(律师就靠这个吃饭) 3.拖:能拖多久拖多久(方法不分高低,找到理由拖就是成功。例如:忙、不接电话,不理....都可用上),消灭对方的锐气;象等2年后上庭,受害人可能气已消、或已没有激情去告、还已记不清 …… 吃一堑长一智,以其人之道还其人之身;总之,既要懂规则、也要有策略。 华人除了在专业和经济上聪明外,还得在规则上聪明,后者更重要。
回复
民运法轮功对胡斌汽车撞人事件大肆喧嚣,怎么对这种杀人未遂闭嘴呢? 如果检察官像“好东西”一样,愚蠢到以杀人罪起诉,SCOTT 肯定会被无罪释放。
回复
原来元清才是古代中国的高峰,汉唐留下来的只有噩梦!这是有着什么样的精神啊?! 时代精神:数风流人物,还看今朝 论国土面积,中国元朝是历史最大的,武力是最强的。 清朝比汉唐大。 沁园春【雪】一九三六年二月   〖原词〗北国风光,千里冰封,万里雪飘。望长城内外,惟馀莽莽;大河上下,顿失滔滔。山舞银蛇,原驰蜡象,欲与天公试比高。须晴日,看红装素裹,分外妖娆。   江山如此多娇,引无数英雄竞折腰。惜秦皇汉武,略输文采;唐宗宋祖,稍逊风骚。一代天骄,成吉思汗,只识弯弓射大雕。俱往矣,数风流人物,还看今朝。
回复
Based on the English report, the other three charges were droped because of lack of reasonable prospect of conviction. In another word, the charges failed because of lack of reasonable evidence. A similar famous case is O.J. Simpson's case.(do a google search...) So, keep it in mind that to collect evidence (e.g. use cell phone to take a pic) is more important than to complain the fairness of the legal system. There was another case happened a couple of weeks ago. The smart victim used her cell phone to take some pictures of the attacker so the case was easily filed in the RCMP. However, the result is unknown yet. Let's see. =========== NEWMARKET — A man pleaded guilty today to pushing an Asian man off a dock into Lake Simcoe but was given a conditional discharge. Three other assault charges against Scott MacEachern, 21, were dropped because there was no prospect of conviction, Crown attorney Paul Tait said yesterday at the Newmarket courthouse after the trial. In three lineups, the complainants could not identify MacEachern. “There was similar facts and evidence and some believed he committed these offences," said York Regional Police Det. Roderick Ramage. "We pursued it as far as we could but couldn’t get enough evidence for a reasonable prospect of conviction.” MacEachern - who has no prior record and didn’t address the court - must take counseling as part of his 12-month probation. He must also keep the peace and not associated with the complainant in order to meet the conditions of his discharge. The court said it would accept the joint Crown and defense submission for a conditional discharge because MacEachern plead guilty, was remorseful and accepted responsibility for his actions. Complainant Liu Jing was not in court but was not pleased with the verdict. “He has done this more than once and who knows what will happen again," said Jing, who was fishing off a dock when he was pushed into the lake. "Nobody is happy. I can’t express my feelings,” MacEachern works in construction and has completed three years of college for business. There have been a rash of attacks on Asian anglers in recent years and the matter is being investigated by the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
回复
x
x