Thread by @DyanooshY

As you read this heart-wrenching article by @alex_n_boyd, abt Jaskirat Sidhu & his fate after #Humboldt crash, allow me to give you examples of ppl committing acts w/ the same or higher level of moral blame worthiness, but receiving little to know punishment.

https://twitter.com/TomEngel18/status/1650274101037273088

1st, keep in mind that in criminal law, we focus on a person's mental state, level of intention, both in deciding whether s/o is guilty, & in sentencing. Two ppl could have the same level of moral blame worthiness, but their actions lead to different results

Former Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe failed to stop at a stop in a rural internet, hitting and killing 39-year-old Joanne Balog. He received a mere ticket for driving without due care and attention. No criminal record, no jail. Just a provincial offence.

(Moe had a prior impaired driving charge that had been stayed; innocent, but potentially relevant.) Moe shares at least the same level of blameworthiness as Sidhu, but his action didn't cause as much carnage.

Former Ont AG Michael Bryant drove erratically while Allan Sheppard was on the hood of Bryant's car, killing Sheppard. Bryant was charged with criminal negligence causing death, and dangerous driving. The charges against him were stayed.

The outcomes in Bryant and Moe cases may have been legally just. But it's important to note that the moral blameworthiness in each case is equal to or greater than Sidhu's case.

Nothing can ever soothe or heal parents who lose their child. No pain is greater, I believe.
Imposing a harsher punishment against Sidhu won't help them. Sidhu will forever live with the constant punishment for his (common) momentary oversight that day.