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It has been a few days since July 27, when the guilty verdict was delivered. I apologize for not updating this blog, but frankly, I needed a respite from the discussion. Now, after 4 days of Dubai heat, drinking fabulous Arabian coffee, racing across searing hot sand to plunge into an ocean of 37 degrees, feeling [...]
Through the grind
Yesterday, felt very anticlimactic. The closing arguments for both sides were heard, there was a bit more bravado and then it ended- rather abruptly, I might add. And then it dawned on me… I may miss the grind. The grind has intensity, passion, intrigue, emotions, and ultimately, in my mind- it was about [...]
Pins and Needles
Yesterday at 1:30 was high stress for everyone involved: the lawyers, Ms. Berner’s family, our friends and family, Delta PD, the press… that court room was buzzing with the emotions whilst anticipating the decision. What made the decision even more dramatic, was that the court clerk could not log into her computer, so [...]
Justice…
I can barely write this blog today–and we barely slept last night. How does one wrestle with what is on the table right now; the charges for the death of our child could be dismissed. After twelve days in the court room, over a period of almost 4 weeks, listening to expert and eye witness [...]
What are our standards?
Today in the courtroom, we heard some cross examination towards the accident reconstructionist. Again, the argument focused on some inacurracies in the measurements provided from Delta PD. The prosecutors decided not to use the collision report from the Delta PD because the member who prepared the report, Cst. Parker is very ill [...]