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  If you click on the links you'll understand why both these cases got lower than expected sentences and it's not because "this is Canada".
  In the first case the defenant took a plea deal in exchange for testimony against her partner, and video evidence showing the extent of her involvement had not been reviewed yet.
  In the second the perpetrator was a person with severe schizophrenia who was not medicated who had a very severe psychotic break. In court he was found to not be criminally responsible for his actions (insanity defence).
context: Really looking forward to these two being identified and put in jail. >
  
  I like how they are as of yet unidentified yet they blur their faces in the video >
  
  Yeah, I don’t get the logic there. >
  
  Maybe the editors on the site are being overly cautious about being accused of 'doxxing'. Though I'd say that this couple should be named and shamed. As it stands, if authorities decide to press charges, their days of anonymity are likely numbered. As might be their 'employed' status at wherever they are currently employed. >
  
  It's Global News, one of Canada's biggest broadcasters.  There is zero legal problem with showing their faces without blurring. >
  
  There are legal concerns with the public coming to the wrong conclusions though. >
  
  No, there absolutely are not. >
  
  Goddamn that was a brutal read. I feel so awful for the victim. >
  
  I totally agree. No way in fuck should that man have put his hands on her. But as an amateur hiker, people who walk their dogs off leash on trail when they see other people are at worst kinda inconsiderate. Like I’m not even saying it’s not fine do to so, but when I do it, my eyes are always way ahead on the trail so I can leash my dogs up as soon as I see someone. 
  Lots of people are afraid of dogs, even dog owners, lots of leashed dogs aren’t friendly even if yours are. With 5 dogs, no way she would’ve had time to leash them. 
  I’ve had to stand off with people’s dogs who don’t listen to them and come charging at us. I’ve had to tell people off for that shit. Shit’s scary, stressful and being in the middle of the woods makes shit scarier. Always carry my OC spray and walking stick for shit like this. For dogs and aggressive dirt bags. >
  
  His dogs were also off leash though. The leash is literally hanging around his neck in the video, so that can’t be the “justification” for this >
  
  This, since he was also doing what he complained she was doing and after seeing the victim (who appears to be Indian?) I think it’s a racist incident masquerading as a dispute about dogs. Hope they find that guy and charge him. >
  
  Hope they’re ID’d quickly.  Degenerates. >
  
  Their faces are right there in the video, so... >
  
  Yeah, but why did they blur them? If the cops are still looking, wouldn't they want to show their faces? >
  
  Remember when Reddit "found" the Boston Bomber? >
  
  Did you miss the sequel when Reddit ‘found’ the /r/moscowmurders killer? >
  
  That sub is a complete joke. Just a bunch of tragedy chasers with a victim complex and some sick sympathy fetish. >
  
  This attack has nothing to do with dogs. It was about someone looking for any excuse to do violence against another person. >
  
  Definitely, if it wasn’t the dogs it would’ve been something else. If it wasn’t her it wasn’t her it would’ve been someone else. >
  
  My money is on a white conservative borderline nazi couple and this being a thinly veiled hate crime since the victim looks Indian. >
  
  I think that as well >
  
  Alright I'll say it, some people just straight up shouldn't exist >
  
  Too many assholes, not enough consequences. >
  
  100% 
  You can get away with an enormous amount of petty borderline serious crimes. You start to wonder what it is that police actually do. Someone steals your ID and heads to a local bank to steal your money from a bank. They take a report. Someone breaks into your car and steals some shit, they file a report. 
  The number of horror stories I've read about women being stalked and harassed on Reddit and the complete lack of fucks given by police. It's sad.
  My best guess, they only go after serious crimes, and ones they can make $$$ off of. >
  
  In the us the supreme courts decided police don’t have to help you. 
  The US Supreme Court has made it clear that law enforcement agencies are not required to provide protection to the citizens who are forced to pay the police for their "services."
  In the cases DeShaney vs. Winnebago and Town of Castle Rock vs. Gonzales, the supreme court has ruled that police agencies are not obligated to provide protection of citizens. In other words, police are well within their rights to pick and choose when to intervene to protect the lives and property of others — even when a threat is apparent.
  In both of these court cases, clear and repeated threats were made against the safety of children — but government agencies chose to take no action.. >
  
  On the flip side, I’m not sure I’d want police to be legally compelled to address every single crime they observe. 
  Car driving 1mph over the speed limit. Car not signaling a left turn while being in a left turn lane. Person waiting(loitering) outside a gas station for their Uber to show up. Drunk guy in public outside a bar being helped into a taxi by his friends.
  Granted, it would be nice to have them be legally compelled to help someone who needs and wants their help. >
  
  Somehow you took someone talking about cops not having a duty to protect you from criminals as a reason to bring up petty civil infractions like they’re somehow equivalent. >
  
  They talk about assault charges but that second round sounded more like attempted murder to me. When she said she'd call the police, herealised his mistake and tried at a draconian solution to avoiding the consequences. >
  
  100%. At a minimum this dude needs about 20 years behind bars to think about this one. Honestly, once you commit violence like this, you really don't ever need to be let out.