One Thousand Sixty-Two. The Footsteps of the Times

Qin Shiou participated in the Canadian court trial for the first time. He was very interested at first, but soon became bored.

In contrast, he thinks the auction is more interesting. It has something to do with the environment and atmosphere. The auction is a place to spend money. Everyone is more relaxed, and the constantly rotating artwork is also a highlight.

The atmosphere in the courtroom was too dignified. Except for the judges, lawyers, clerks, and the defendant and the plaintiff, no one spoke. Qin Shiou couldn't participate, so he naturally felt that he was not interested.

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

He didn't wait too long. After the lawyers of both parties had a conversation, the jurors had a closed room discussion, and the presiding judge listened to their opinions. Finally, he made a verdict: the prosecution was established, and the plaintiff deprived the defendant of custody and political rights for fifteen years. , Fifteen years in prison!

Judy's father nodded silently after hearing the verdict, his expression showed no regret or unwillingness, as if he had lost his soul.

The same is true for Judy, who just hugged 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 to do with Judy in the future. She had to be responsible for raising their child, and what about this child who shouldn't have been born?

From this incident, he suddenly thought of Iverson. Back then, Iverson's parents also encountered the same predicament, leaving behind a silly child with a big appetite.

If it wasn't for saying goodbye to the simplicity and kindness of the townspeople, and consciously supporting Iverson, he would have died long ago.

The better thing is that Judy will have no financial problems. She is a single mother and will receive social security subsidies from the government and can receive milk benefits. Her father promised to transfer the savings to her name, which is also a sum of money. Not a small fortune, more than 400,000 Canadian dollars.

The trial of the case is over. After entering the break time, the second case opened after half an hour.

In this way, the tiger and the leopard will be separated from Judy, but Judy has been holding the two little guys tightly, and will not let go no matter what she says. And she doesn't talk to people, she just hugs Lalawan.

Louis looked at Qin Shiou in embarrassment. Qin Shiou felt uncomfortable. He shook his hand and said, "Let Huzi and Leopard stay with her for a while. Just don't delay the next trial."

Zhu Di finally had some reaction, she glanced at Qin Shiou gratefully,

Sitting on the grass outside the court with Lalawang, staring at the distance in a daze, like a puppet.

Winnie thought for a while, picked up her small bag and walked over, sat with Judy and chatted in a low voice.

The two trials were both related to Huzi and Leopard. The second case was the final trial on the abuse case of little sister Luo Shan. Huzi and Leopard were still going to be their therapy dogs, so they had to enter the court in advance.

I don't know what Winnie and Judy said. Anyway, before the second trial, she let go of Huzi and Leopard, and Wei Ni hugged her, Qin Shiou went to ask, she said: "You go in and accompany Huzi and Leopard to the trial, I will stay here with this girl, I will accompany you home outside."

Qin Shiou nodded, whistled and led the two Lalawans into the court.

He was taken aback when he entered, and the layout of the courtroom was changed. Two cameras were set up on both sides of the trial seat like cannons, one on the left and one on the right. One is aimed at the judge, and the other is aimed at the plaintiff and the dock.

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

Therefore, when TV reporters used to report on court cases, they could only introduce the case and trial briefings outside the court, or interview people related to the case, such as lawyers and parties. This is why on Canadian television, court cases are reported with sketches instead.

Louis is responsible for accompanying the tigers and leopards. Therefore, when Qin Shiou had any questions, he would help to answer them, and after seeing the camera, he knew what was going on before Qin Shiou asked: "Are you wondering why the camera entered the court?"

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

In fact, in the past, not only Canada, but also other countries did not allow TV stations to record and broadcast the trial scene, thinking that this would insult the majesty of the court and violate the rights of the parties involved, and also feared that the TV recording would affect the emotions of the plaintiff, the defendant, and the parties involved.

But now there are more and more countries in the world that use television to make public court cases, such as the Simpson trial in the United States and the "Blade Runner" wife murder case in South Africa. Of course, this kind of publicity is limited and only limited to the hearing During the stages of trial and sentencing and the testimony of judicial professionals, the court session of the perpetrator and witnesses is still confidential.

Some provincial appeals courts in Canada, because they do not call witnesses to appear in court, only hear the defense of lawyers, and occasionally allow cameras to enter the courtroom. For example, some judges in Ontario and Nova Scotia have reluctantly allowed it a few times.

Since the mid-1990s, the Federal Supreme Court has allowed cameras to exist in all court hearings, including hearings in some non-criminal cases.

But in general, Canadian courts are not yet open to television journalists, and live telecasts of court trials are rare.

The ones who are open this time are TV reporters. No wonder Paris will come. She is an exchange reporter between The Newfoundland Times and Newfoundland TV. She can participate in the latter's on-the-spot interviews, and the information is sufficient.

After a year of experience, she is no longer the cute little reporter when she interviewed Farewell Island, but has become a beauty in the workplace. From this point of view, having a good brother is an advantage. Paris's resources are all haha Murray helped put it together.

Paris was watching the introduction of the case, and Qin Shiou greeted her. She looked up and saw the tiger and leopard, and suddenly laughed.

There are villains who want to harm me! The tiger and the leopard immediately became vigilant. They looked at each other's bow ties, then nodded, and took a long way to the vestibule, not passing Paris' position anyway.

Louis answered Qin Shiou's previous question, saying: "Obviously people have changed their minds, thinking that since the court is a public institution, everyone should have the right to know what is going on there."

However, as with court therapy dogs, this behavior is still in the experimental stage.

"At first we didn't think of using a therapy dog, but the Roseanne sisters were terrified of seeing their father in private. So we proposed a live recording with a camera, telling the two girls that a national audience was with them so they could To have some sense of security." Lewis continued, "This is the background of the first trial video in St. Johns." (To be continued.)

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