this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2024
70 points (100.0% liked)

Ottawa

1009 readers
1 users here now

News, events, discussions, and what not from Ottawa, Ontario.

Municipal website: https://ottawa.ca/

Rules

  1. Be polite and respectful.
  2. Please only post content relevant to the City of Ottawa or to its residents.

Ottawa on the Fediverse:

empty

Ottawa chatrooms:

Please note the following:

* All chatrooms are linked together. If you join one room your messages will be copied to the other platforms.

* Matrix is an open source and potentially distributed chat protocol. The matrix room listed is hosted on matrix.org, a somewhat centralized hub for a lot of currently public rooms. Though the protocol itself is free, libre and open source, the deployment of the protocol resembles a centralized service. This may be fixed in the future with the deployment of independent servers.

* Be aware that both Telegram and Discord are centralized proprietary platforms and do not necessarily protect your rights nor privacy while simultaneously giving power to corporations.

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
twopi@lemmy.ca
70
Trial of convoy protest leaders concludes (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by bzarb8ni@lemm.ee to c/ottawa@lemmy.ca
9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Tamara Lich, Chris Barber accused of orchestrating 2022 demonstration that took over downtown Ottawa It started more than a year ago, took nearly 50 days in a courtroom and may not be decided until next year, but the trial of two leaders of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" protest in Ottawa finally ended Friday.

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber pleaded not guilty to mischief, intimidation, obstruction and other charges.

Crown prosecutors called 16 witnesses and presented hours of video evidence and numerous social media posts in an effort to prove their case.

I seriously hope these two racist assholes get what they deserve, but with Lawrence Greenspon as their lawyer, who knows.

top 9 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hope they get thrown into a dark hole. Assholes.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I mean ya assholes are a dark hole when you think about it.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 month ago

Police never got a chance to confiscate Lich's phone: On the advice of lawyers, she had left it behind before her anticipated arrest.

Could the prosecution not get a warrant for the phone? Serious question. I'm a USA citizen, so I don't know what could be different in Candialand.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If the trial is over, why won't it be until next year that judgement is decided?

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The Judge will now look at the written submissions from both sides, look at the evidence, look at similar trials, and make sure they take enough time to make their decision in a way that won't be overturned on appeal.

it's how trials work in Canada.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you for explaining it, I appreciate it.

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Not a problem!

Another reason why it's sometimes so far away is that they need a date that's available for the lawyers on both sides, the judge, and the courtroom is available; sometimes it's a nightmare.

[–] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It's also already September. Next year isn't quite so far off.

[–] ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I didn't realize one of the organizers was bargain bin Stanley Tucci.