do people remember John Tory and Doug Ford complaining when Zameer got bail for this? Because "bails should not be granted for murders"? So he should have spent this time in jail? For nothing?
Yup.
Was discussed on CBC Radio today.
Nader Hasan also questioned TPS chief's comments about 'hoping for a different outcome' from trial
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In a responding statement from 2021 posted on X, formerly Twitter, Premier Doug Ford called the court's decision to grant Zameer bail "beyond comprehension.
It's completely unacceptable that the person charged for this heinous crime is now out on bail, Ford said — though his initial statement
went even further (new window) and called Zameer "the person responsible" for Northrup's death, before walking that back by deleting and reposting with the words "responsible for" swapped for "charged with."
Comments out of line, lawyer says
Former Toronto mayor John Tory, meanwhile, said it was almost impossible to imagine a circumstance in which an accused in a case of first-degree murder would be granted bail.
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown also tweeted at the time, saying in part: This is disgusting. It is very disturbing that the person charged for this heinous crime is now out on bail.
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Hasan said Monday that those comments were ignorant, and came from people who should know better.
The presumption of innocence is one of the pillars of our criminal justice system, he said. "And for politicians to spout off and sentence a man and condemn a man who is presumed innocent without knowing any true details of the case — it is reckless, it is irresponsible.