"In response to the public expressions of anger at the perceived lenience of Homolka's sentence, an independent inquiry was established to investigate the circumstances underlying the Homolka plea bargain. Ultimately, the inquiry found that, given its knowledge of the circumstances at the time, the Crown had absolutely no choice but to enter the plea agreement with Homolka's counsel if it wished to ensure the conviction of Paul Bernardo"
~ Department of Justice study on plea bargaining.

Lamont, you asserted that "women receive criminal sentences which are a fraction of what men receive for a conviction of the exact same offense."  You used a bank robbery hypothetical to justify it, but now you seem to be relying on the Homolka/Bernardo affair.  How does it do that?