Thus, Simon Houle, an engineer who sexually assaulted a woman and photographed her private parts, was entitled to a discharge, because a criminal record "would have put his career in danger" and would have prevented him from traveling abroad.
But what a wise decision!
What benevolence on the part of judge Matthieu Poliquin!
THE ELITE HAS ITS ADVANTAGES!
After all, Mr. Houle is no small worker! He is not a simple worker, who repairs lawn mowers in his garage!
He's an engineer! Who has his engineer ring!
We can't punish him like he's naked!
A Maytag repairman!
An Uber driver!
Monsieur has studied for a long time! He has to travel as part of his job!
To meet other engineers like him!
And we would impose on him a criminal record that he would drag like a ball and chain all his life?
But anyway, don't you think about it?
What's next?
Are we going to give criminal records to politicians who committed sexual assault?
Notaries? Lawyers ?
What's the point of being part of the elite if you don't get a few perks?
A cabinetmaker who rapes, that's dangerous! It can start again!
But an engineer...
Let's go!
A “QUICK” CRIME
And then, as Judge Poliquin said in his great wisdom, the attack in question "took place all in all quickly"!
The man did not linger, no! He had the decency to commit his crime in a flash!
Wham Bam Thank You M’am !
What do you want, at the time, Monsieur was still a student! He didn't have to do that! He had textbooks to read, exams to prepare for!
It's hard, studying engineering requires effort and concentration!
So when you sexually assault a woman, you don't linger! We do it fast! We don't make the torture last!
It's not like a humanities student who has plenty of time!
And who cares?
DAMNED DRINK!
And then, another mitigating factor that must be taken into consideration when the time comes to impose a sentence: Judge Poliquin said that Mr. Houle was intoxicated when he committed his attack, “which would explain his behavior”!
Not only was the accused an engineer, which places him above the average bear and allows him to benefit from the leniency of justice, but he was under the influence of alcohol!
He was not a simple citizen, oh no!
He was an engineering student!
And a drunk engineering student, to boot!
May the engineering students who have never (quickly) committed a drunken sexual assault throw the first stone at him!
And, as you know, Your Honor, engineering studies are tough!
Challenging!
What did I say ? Exhausting!
How to resist alcohol when the weekend arrives?
We have a drink to relax, then two and three, and oops, happens what happens, right?
UNFAIR JUSTICE
Moral of the story: all sex offenders are equal in the face of justice...but some are more equal than others.