Re:  Mr. Camp, it is basic logic that a lawyer who has no knowledge or experience of criminal law should not be promoted to the position of Judge in a Criminal court. Social awareness would be useful,   understanding the law is imperative.  As for the Halifax Judge, his comment - notwithstanding it's accuracy in law - has absolutely no relevance to the case that was at hand.  The Accused was tasked in his professional capacity as a taxi driver to ensure the safe conveyance of the Victim.  Having agreed to allow her into his cab, it was his duty to drop her off somewhere safe.  A woman who is passed out in the back of a cab, having urinated on herself, is not someone a cab driver has any business being found with his car parked, her feet propped up and his zipper down.  The guy is guilty of attempted assault and the Judge is guilty of stupidity, misogyny and sheer ignorance.  There is no valid comparison to the Ghomeshi case with it's ludicrous and mendacious PC airhead witnesses.