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by Paul on 01/31/08 at 03:24 PM ET
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from Adam Proteau of the Hockey News,
Nobody will ever convince me that criminalizing any and all minor ripple effects of someone’s physiological and/or psychological condition isn’t as barbaric and impractical as Canada’s court system gets.
The Lafleur family deserves our compassion, not any more punishment than their son’s poor choices have already delivered upon them.
They have been humiliated enough as it is, and the petty, spiteful charge Guy Lafleur faces today will do absolutely nothing to either end their misery or make the streets of Montreal safer.
from Jim Kelley at Sportsnet,
That’s not good judgment on Guy’s part. His son is facing a laundry list of very serious charges including sexual assault of a 17-year old, uttering death threats, kidnapping, forcible confinement, drug possession (more than one count) and assorted acts of mayhem that police thought endangered people’s lives. It’s one thing if Marc Lafleur violated the terms of his bail, it’s something else again if his father helped him do it.
more and other NHL bits from Jim…
Update 7:05pm ET: Lafleur turns himself in to the authorities a day earlier than previously announced. He was released without condition and is set to appear in court February 7th.
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The charges he faces are very serious. As they should be.
A: He lied at his son’s bail hearing. Yes, a troubled son but a troubled son facing extremely serious charges.
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2: He aided and abetted his son in breaking curfew which was part of bail conditions.
AND: He drove a man near or in his mid twenties to a hotel to spend the night with a SIXTEEN year old girl.
It is only unfortunate that he cannot be charged for aiding and abetting a criminal as his testimony cannot be used against him.
This is far more serious than a simple ‘mistake’. It is a matter of flagrantly breaking the law (besides utilizing horrible judgement).
I fear for the state of the world when parents like this are so plentiful. A new generation of self centered, self aggrandized spoiled brats with an overblown sense of entitlement are up and coming and who is going to bail them out when their parents aren’t around to do it anymore?
Posted by Kat on 02/01/08 at 04:51 AM ET
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I’ll have to respectfully disagree with Proteau on this one. The point of charging Lafleur was not to humiliate him, but it ultimately was to make the community of Montreal a safer place because the laws should command respect. But my opinion isn’t predicated on the fact I think Lafleur is a bad person or deserves this disaster he and his family are experiencing… but simply because he broke those laws and knew he was doing so.
Furthermore, while I fully understand why he did what he did—he loves his son, and I get that—that shouldn’t entirely change the consequences, only inform our sympathy. Mr. Lafleur should have fought this situation in court, not aided his son in breaking the conditions of his bail.
I feel terribly for the Lafleur family. I can’t imagine what they’re going through, and I do hope (and even expect) that a judge will take into account why Mr. Lafleur did what he did. There’s no reason to ‘throw the book at him’ and the criminal justice system would do well to show compassion under the circumstances.
Nonetheless, I also believe the Montreal authorities have done the best they could here; Mr. Lafleur does need to be held accountable for his choices.
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 01/31/08 at 05:36 PM ET