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Manslaughter Charges Dropped Against Teens In Death of Man on Edmonton Bus

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The case initially provoked widespread public outrage.

Security was tight at the youths' bail hearing and included a metal detector. Outside court, one person claimed to have a petition with 20,000 names on it opposing bail.

Roberto acknowledged there was a chance of more public anger over Friday's dismissals.

"The system is often complex and sometimes difficult for the general public to understand, but the system has at its heart the principle that everyone is innocent until their guilt has been proven," he said.

"Our hope is also that the community responds, not by further blame, but rather by learning from this incident that violence is not an appropriate way to settle a dispute."

Edmonton police also drew fire for their handling of the encounter. Chief Mike Boyd admitted his officers failed to act quickly enough when they received information about the fight.

The victim's father said the decision means he will now never know how his son died.

Steve Conley wanted a trial to proceed, if only to hear testimony from the four youths.

"The four of them were probably the best witnesses to what happened," he said Friday from Apsley, Ont. "I would have liked to have seen this go to trial. Then the best witnesses would have been questioned.

"I am really clueless as to the exact facts of what happened."

Source: News 1130

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4 Comments on "Manslaughter Charges Dropped In Edmonton Death"


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1. brandedcfh420 writes:

well, to the 4 youths....FUK METALLICA!!!!.....selloutica lost it when lars sued a lipstick company....i hope selloutica all die in horrible ways......they have helped destroy metal with sharon osbourne

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2. iammetal writes:


metallica are not that bad......at least bad enough to kill someone over

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3. Zach writes:

metallica rules

# May 21, 2007 @ 8:41 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. coldiem writes:

Wow, selloutica. How clever. How long did you have to sit and stare at the name Metallica before you could drum that one up. You're pathetic. Stop bashing bands and go post about bands you DO like.

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