Accused of driving around Peterborough with a flamethrower, a loaded rifle and a crack pipe in his lap garnered a convicted drug trafficker no jail time.
Instead, Jesse Garlow — a Mohawk member of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation — was credited for time served and handed a suspended sentence due to what the judge described as “intergenerational trauma” and “attempted cultural genocide” in her Nov. 4 Ontario Court of Justice sentencing decision.
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“Mr. Garlow is the personification of intergenerational trauma. I cannot imagine more sympathetic circumstances or mitigating factors that cry out for some compassion,” Green wrote in her decision.
Who, when suffering from ‘intergenerational trauma’ hasn’t turned to dealing drugs while brandishing a flamethrower.
The good news is this opens up a possibility for a real compromise on gun control.
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And what better way to atone for “attempted cultural genocide” than by letting minority members sell drugs to other members of their oppressed minority group? It’s done wonders for every minority group where it’s been tried.
* Original Article:
In Canada, You Can Have a Crack Pipe and Flamethrower if You’re an “Oppressed Minority”
