Watching this unfold on the news is one of the saddest things I have ever witnessed. Dougald Miller used to have a life until he met Leo Teskey, who beat him so severely he now lives in what’s been described as a 24 hour waking coma. Lesley Miller has lost her soulmate and her life has become a nightmare.
What’s not mentioned in the article is that Dougald Miller can understand everything that’s said and can only blink “yes” or “no”. His brain is trapped in a body that no longer functions and psychologists say that this could very well lead to insanity.
The Crown is seeking a 22 year sentence and the defense wants Teskey to receive credit for the time he has already spent behind bars.
Fuck that.
It’s time to get out the big clue stick and start smacking some sense into people.
Teskey should have “dangerous offender” branded into his skull and then be tossed into a deep hole… forever.
Or perhaps he should be surgically altered so that he can experience exactly what Dougald Miller is going through.
Vermin like Teskey need to be put away so that they can never cause harm to another human being and until we can figure out how to make them experience the same pain they have caused.
I wish for nothing but never ending pain and misery for Leo Teskey.
Some life forms (shaped like humans, but I’m loathe to consider them that) have no purpose walking the Earth. Teskey is one of them. His removal would make the world a better place.
just to point out - perhaps your wrath should be aimed at the laws, vs. the prosecutor. NOthing in that article suggests that the 22 year sentence being asked for is anything less than the maximum sentences allowed for the crimes he’s charged with.
What a horrible, wretched waste of a life Leo Teskey is. While reading about his prior conduct, I found myself gasping in wonder at how he was ever allowed out of prison before. I, for one, am hoping Karma keeps an extra eye for this animal.
again, do you know the maximum penalty for whatever he was charged with?
quite a bit goes into the sentence:
the way the original law is written. (totally made up examples coming) If the law is written that the maximum penalty for ‘assault’ is 4 years, then any crime that’s charged as ‘assault’ is maxed out at 4 years. Generally speaking, attempts are made to offer possabilities of longer sentences depending on severity of the crime (which is why typically that a crime such as “shoplifting” will not typically have a possability of life w/o parole as a possible sentence - please note the word ‘generally’, I"m well aquainted w/3 strikes laws and the sort)
prosecutional perogative. The prosecution often has a variety of alternatives to charge, with varying penalties. The same physical act in Michigan for example can be charged as “criminal sexual Conduct” “aggrivated assault” “simple assault” or (my favorite) “Seduction of an unmarried woman” (yes it is still on the books and being used).
Judicial segment - the judge, upon hearing all of the elements of the crime, and all of the recommendations from both sides, will issue what they feel is the appropriate sentence.
We do not have the facts in this case to know which element led to prior sentences. It’s quite easy at this point to say, ‘what a monster, he shouldda been in prison still’, but we don’t know what the charges were in prior cases, nor the specific circumstances of the crime. I understand perfectly that ‘tearing a toddlers penis’ is a ‘very bad thing to do’, but a skin tear can occur through a variety of means, some obviously intentional, others criminally accidental, yet others completely accidental.
and once again, I agree this guy sounds like a complete waste of oxygen.
Wring, I see your point. But let’s not forget that this guy also shot a police officer. This “waste of oxygen” should already have been in jail. From the article it seems to me that the Canadian justice system dropped the ball, to put it mildly.
wring - I understand that if the crown is seeking a 22 year sentence they are probably going for the maximum penalty that the law allows.
I simply thank that the maximum penalty isn’t enough and that the Crown is remiss in not seeking that Teskey be deemed a dangerous offender which would allow the courts to incarcerate him indefinately.
There is a possibility that Teskey could be deemed a dangerous offender while he is serving his sentence which should be handed down very soon… I’ll let you all know.
I believe Teskey avoided lengthy incarceration for shooting a police officer because he was 15 when the shooting occurred and the court treats juveniles much differently.
The police officer that was shot was interviewed on the news this morning… he stated that he could not believe that Teskey was ever allowed to leave prison.