This is getting beyond ridiculous.
The Maurice family has had their life put on hold for months ever since Eddie was criminally charged for defending his home and baby from intruders on a dark winter night last February.
Five times now Eddie Maurice has appeared in court to seek a trial date in order to clear himself and five times the case has been delayed because the RCMP and prosecution can’t get their collective shit together and present the evidence they apparently collected.
The stress is becoming more evident in the faces of the young couple with every appearance. They simply want to get on with their lives but can’t even begin to move on with it because the justice system won’t give them their day in court.
Last Friday in court, it was heard that it may take 8 to 12 months before the ballistic reports are ready!!!
In light of that, the case was put off until June 22.
Why bother? What the hell will the point be in coming to court yet again if it is clear that the damned evidence won’t be ready anyway?
In the video below, Eddie’s lawyer explains in detail where things are standing right now.
The point may indeed be to wear the Maurice family down. It is exhausting and expensive to keep appearing in court over and over and over again while making utterly no progress towards resolution. I suspect that more than a few folks in the system are watching and hoping that Eddie Maurice is going to tire out and wear down to the point where he will take a plea bargain. They are hoping that the family supporters who have been gathering outside of the courthouse at every hearing so far will lose interest and stop coming. They are hoping that that donors who have been helping fund Eddie’s defense will stop donating.
Well that isn’t going to happen!
It was injustice enough that Eddie Maurice was even charged for defending his home from the scumbag repeat offenders who entered his property. It is sickening to watch the system now being used to essentially punish and torture the family as this debacle drags on.
We will keep coming out. We will keep donating to the cause and we will not give up until Eddie Maurice is acquitted and he can get back to life with his family.
The next court hearing is in Okotoks on June 22 at around 9am.
Donations to help ease the legal fees can be made at Fundrayzer here.
If you have time, donations can be made to a trust account at any TD bank branch at this account number: 8079-6142303 This saves on the fees that online fundraising sites have.
Email transfers can be sent here: helpeddiemaurice@gmail.com
An online petition demanding that Eddie be acquitted can be signed here.
We need to ensure that this issue stays alive and that it gets resolved not only for the sake of the Maurice family, but for the sake of us all who are enduring this ongoing rural crime epidemic.
what a cr ap can this country has become.
Pingback: Painted Into A Corner? – Jack's Newswatch