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Old 01-16-2008, 11:00 AM   #2 (permalink)
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With the proceedings about to begin, Emery says his lawyer brokered the best deal possible. If accepted by the courts in both countries, Emery said he will serve the full term and not be eligible for Canada's lenient get-out-of-jail-early rules.
This seems to me a little surprising that Emery would agree to such a plea bargain. The article talks about how much of an injustice this is (which I agree with), well why isn't Emery fighting this? The only way to right the injustice is through the courts, and for some reason he is bypassing that right. A true activist, that is anyone who is willing to do anything for the cause, would risk a slightly longer jail time and incarceration in a US prison (I really doubt that they are that much different, he is going to max. security) in an attempt to at least beat the injustice, if not create a lot more awareness through media coverage.
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