Teen who stabbed girl more than 100 times gets life in prison

Life.


Or 4 years.

Well, if he'd been tried as a youth, he'd be out now.

As long as the psychs are considering him "a danger", he will stay where he is.

You've got more faith than I do Brenda. This POS will, more than likely, be free within 5 years.

You've got more faith than I do Brenda. This POS will, more than likely, be free within 5 years.
I sure as hell hope not...

You've got more faith than I do Brenda. This POS will, more than likely, be free within 5 years.

Do you guys just make this shit up or what? For juveniles sentenced as adults, as he was, life means 10 years before of parole. Since the judge basically called him a psychopath, the kid will probably stay in longer than that. Still, they will release him eventually, and with his young age I would say he's a ticking time bomb.

You've got more faith than I do Brenda. This POS will, more than likely, be free within 5 years.

Do you guys just make this shit up or what? For juveniles sentenced as adults, as he was, life means 10 years before of parole. Since the judge basically called him a psychopath, the kid will probably stay in longer than that. Still, they will release him eventually, and with his young age I would say he's a ticking time bomb.
Ehmmm...

You've got more faith than I do Brenda. This POS will, more than likely, be free within 5 years.

Do you guys just make this shit up or what? For juveniles sentenced as adults, as he was, life means 10 years before of parole. Since the judge basically called him a psychopath, the kid will probably stay in longer than that. Still, they will release him eventually, and with his young age I would say he's a ticking time bomb.


Wrong, he could get out in 2017; that's 4 years from now, 7 years after the crime.


After that, the bleeding hearts will take over and whine and whine some more.

Whoops. Maybe that 10 year deal is only in BC. Or only applies to 1st degree.

Well let's hope that: "A psychologist with the IWK Health Centre who testified at the sentencing hearing said Skeete Jr.'s long history of violent behaviour, his anti-social behaviour, violent outbursts and substance abuse concerned her.

Based on her assessment, she told the court Skeete Jr. is at a high risk to violently reoffend." will help to keep him in longer. But he's aboriginal, so who knows. A few smudging ceremonies and sweat lodge sessions and he'll be deemed good to go.

Released in 4 year

Now that's some bullshit right there, once again I ask what does one have to do in Canada to actually get somekind of punishment.

Also there is a lot out in the media, like shows, articles etc etc specially about what life inside US jails and prison is like, but could never find anything on Canadian jails.

From the sentences I hear would the image in my head of Canadian jails being similar to those Scandinavian resorts they call prisons be wrong ?

Yes. And not all Scandinavian prisons are resorts either, tho I guess you could call them that compared to some US prisons. In fact the "resort" in Norway has a much lower recidivism rate than other prisons in Norway.

I don't want this guy held in a hellhole. Give him and every prisoner a decent situation - the punishment is the loss of freedom. But this guy needs to stay in a lot longer than 4 years. I hope the parole board doesn't let us down.

Maybe before jumping to conclusions YOU should read the entire story.

Time served + sentence = 11 years. Maybe that's how the math of it works out.

The involvement of drugs and alcohol might explain some of the savagery, but the crime, plus the history of violent anti-social behaviour, would make this man a definite danger in open society no matter when he gets out.

I wouldn't be the psychologist signing his papers.

I don't think 4 years or even 11 is enough punishment for taking someone's life so brutally. Such people don't deserve any second chances, their victims got any.

Specially after watching a lot of documentaries on US prison and Jails. Many people serving life without parole are living a somewhat decent life behind bars. Many even in solitary confinement some have adjusted and come to terms with their fate and living out their life quitely and all that on the tax payers dime.

Although a very tough punishment but IMO it does not do justice to anyway to the victim, their loved ones and society in general.

Welcome again to the Canadian judicial system <insert belly laugh here>....Another case of our Canadian judicial system proving to be a joke. Sentenced to life in prison for 2nd degree murder Melvin Skeete Jr. could be back on the street in less than 5 years!! Where else can a convicted murderer sentenced to life in prison spend less time behind bars than someone convicted of drug possession, car theft or smuggling? It's time the courts stop "coddling" these people with their sentences being reduced by time served, good behaviour and any other bonuses they may receive, they should no longer allow them to be incarcerated in "resorts"! The term "life in prison" should mean just that.....life! Their time in prison should mean 23 hours a day in a barred cell with the minimum comforts allowable.