1062. Footsteps of the Times

Qin Shiou participated in the trial in Canada for the first time, and he was very interested at first, but he soon felt bored later.

In contrast, he thinks that the auction is more interesting, which is related to the environment and atmosphere, the auction is a place to spend money, everyone is more relaxed, and the constantly rotating artworks are also a highlight.

The atmosphere of the courtroom was too solemn, except for the judge, lawyer, clerk and the defendant and plaintiff, no one spoke, and Qin Shiou couldn't participate, so he naturally felt uninterested.

However, under the influence of the values cultivated by socialism, he still insisted on watching, wanting to hear the final verdict. He felt that Judy's father, who had a psychological problem and committed such a crime, must be punished by law.

He didn't wait too long, after a conversation between the lawyers of the two sides, the jurors had a closed room discussion, the presiding judge listened to the opinions, and finally made a verdict: the lawsuit was established, the plaintiff deprived the defendant of guardianship, deprived of political rights for 15 years, and sentenced to 15 years in prison!

Judy's father nodded silently when he heard the verdict, his expression showing no regret or unwillingness, as if he had lost his soul.

Judy was the same, just holding the tiger and leopard tightly, and did not show the joy of escaping from the clutches.

Qin Shiou felt that this kind of case hurt both parties, he didn't know what Judy would do in the future, she still had to be responsible for raising their child, and what should she do with this child who shouldn't have been born?

From this incident, he suddenly thought of Iverson, who was also in the same predicament as Iverson's parents, leaving behind a stupid and hungry child.

If it weren't for the simplicity of the townspeople and the kindness of the townspeople, he consciously supported Iverson. I'm afraid he's already dead.

Better yet, Judy's economy won't be a problem. She is a single mother and will receive social security subsidies from the government and can receive milk money. And her father had promised to transfer the deposit to her name, which was also a lot of wealth, more than 400,000 Canadian dollars.

The trial of the case ended, and the break began, and the second case opened half an hour later.

In this way, the tiger and the leopard were about to be separated from Judy, but Judy kept holding the two little ones and never letting go of anything, and she didn't talk to anyone, just Lalawang.

Louis looked at Qin Shiou in embarrassment. Qin Shiou felt uncomfortable, he shook his hand and said, "Let the tiger and the leopard accompany her for a while, and don't delay the next trial." ”

Judy finally had a reaction, she glanced at Qin Shiou gratefully, and sat on the grass outside the courtroom with Lalawang, looking at the distance in a daze, like a puppeteer.

Winnie thought for a moment, then picked up her little bag and walked over. He sat down with Judy and chatted in a low voice.

The two trials are related to the tiger and the leopard, and the second case is the final trial of the abuse case of the little sisters of Roshan, and the tiger and the leopard still have to be their therapy dogs, so they have to enter early.

I don't know what Winnie and Judy said. Anyway, before the second trial, she let go of the tiger and the leopard, and Winnie hugged her. Qin Shiou went over to ask, and she said, "You go in and accompany the tiger and the leopard to hear the trial." I'm here to accompany this girl, and I'm out there to accompany you home. ”

Qin Shiou nodded. Whistling out, he walked into the courtroom with two Lalawangs.

He was startled when he entered, and the layout of the courtroom was changed, with two cameras set up on both sides of the courtroom like cannons, one facing the judge and the other facing the plaintiff and the defendant's seat.

This made Qin Shiou a little strange, as far as he knew, in Canada, cameras have always been not allowed to enter the courtroom to film the trial process.

As a result, in the past, when reporting on a case tried by a court, television reporters could only present the case and the trial briefing outside the courtroom, or interview those involved in the case, such as lawyers and parties. That's why on Canadian television, court cases are covered with sketches instead.

Louis was in charge of accompanying the tiger and leopard, so when Qin Shiou had any questions, he would help answer them, and after seeing the camera, he knew what was going on without waiting for Qin Shiou to ask: "Are you curious about why the camera entered the courtroom?" ”

Qin Shiou nodded and said, "Yes, is Canada now also allowed to broadcast live to the court?" ”

In fact, not only Canada, but also other countries did not allow television stations to record and broadcast the trial scene, believing that this would insult the majesty of the court and would invade the privacy of the parties, and they were also afraid that the recording of TV stations would affect the emotions of the plaintiff, the defendant, and the parties.

However, more and more countries in the world are now using television to make public the situation of court trials, such as the trial of Simpson in the United States and the murder of his wife by the "Blade Warrior" in South Africa.

Some provincial appellate courts in Canada, which do not call witnesses and hear only lawyers, sometimes allow cameras to enter the courtroom, such as some judges in Ontario and Nova Scotia, have reluctantly allowed it on a few occasions.

Since the mid-90s, the Federal Supreme Court has allowed cameras in all court hearings, including some non-criminal hearings.

In general, however, Canadian courts are not yet open to television journalists, and live television broadcasts of court trials are rare.

It's no wonder that Paris is here, she's an exchange reporter for the Newfoundland Times and Newfoundland TV, and she can participate in the latter's on-the-ground interviews, so there's plenty of information.

After a year of experience, she is no longer the cute little reporter who interviewed Farewell Island, but has become a beauty in the workplace.

Paris was watching the introduction of the case, Qin Shiou said hello to her, she raised her head and saw the tiger and the leopard, and immediately laughed.

There are people who want to harm me! The tiger and the leopard suddenly became vigilant, they looked at each other's bow ties, then nodded, and made a long detour to the vestibule, not passing Paris's position anyway.

Louis answered Qin Shiou's previous question and said: "Apparently people have changed their mindset and think that since the courts are public institutions, everyone should have the right to know what is happening there. ”

However, as with court therapy dogs, this practice is also in the trial stage.

"At first, we didn't think of using therapy dogs, but the Rosanne sisters were afraid of seeing their father in private. So we proposed to use a video camera for a live recording and tell the two girls that the whole country was with them, so they could have some sense of security. Louis continued, "This is the background to the first time St. John's appeared on video of the trial. (To be continued......)