Pickton found guilty on 6 counts of 2nd-degree murder

Let me start out slowly here with definitions of First and Second Degree Murder:

Second Degree Murder - a non-premeditated killing, resulting from an assault in which death of the victim was a distinct possibility.

First Degree Murder - a killing which is deliberate and premeditated (planned, after lying in wait, by poison or as part of a scheme), in conjunction with felonies such as rape, burglary, arson, involving multiple deaths, the killing of certain types of people (such as a child, a police officer, a prison guard, a fellow prisoner), or with certain weapons, particularly a gun.

Now that this has been made very clean, you must ask yourself; Were the Pickton jury members out to lunch on the first day when these distinctly different definitions were given?

Now don't get me wrong, I do understand that even without any additional trials, this man will never again be free in society, but at the expense of hundreads of thousands or tax payer money, I as a citizen expect a jury to make the correct decision. In addition to that, we now look ahead to additional trial upon trial for the next groups of murders in which money will flow like water and Mr. Pickton will continue to kick back, relax and enjoy the media attention like a T.V. superstar.

It's unfortunate that O.J. wasen't a Canadian. In comparing crime severity to punishment, he would most likely be a Premier by now... and why not? If the glove fits..... right?

David Preece

12/10/07