Posts Tagged ‘karla homolka’
Old Montreal good, potholes bad
July 6th, 2006
The latest summer fluff exercise from the Montreal Gazette took the form of a survey about Montreal, which, by design, generated the sort of stereotypical answers you might expect from a Montreal of perhaps 20 years ago. I mean, who would really elect Leonard Cohen mayor? Nobody, except that even less people would choose the other three options. According to the survey, we love Old Montreal and hate potholes (duh) and we prefer smoked meat to poutine or Orange Julep (well, some of us, I suppose).
The Gazette may try, but it’s still got nothing on the Mirror’s Best of Montreal. After all, who can resist lines like “here’s to the Big O, finally paid off 30 years after a man had a baby.” And it says a lot that in the Montrealer closest to hell category, Karla Homolka was beaten out by Gerald Tremblay AND Jean Charest. (The latter is particularly ironic in light of this).
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Tags: gazette, gerald tremblay, jean charest, karla homolka, mirror, potholes, poutine | 
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Seen on MSN as a nickname
July 4th, 2005
Dear Karla Homolka: Please die. Signed: everyone.
(Source: you know who you are).
There’s a backhanded compliment if I’ve ever heard one
June 3rd, 2005
Called to testify for the defence in Karla Homolka’s hearing on whether she should face special restrictions after her release from prison, a psychiatrist testified that she has only average risk of reoffending:
Karla Homolka suffers self-esteem problems but is not a psychopath and is not at a greater risk of reoffending than any other inmate now serving time, a Quebec court heard Friday.
Considering the high rate of recidivism among Canada’s ex-convicts, I’m wondering if that’s supposed to be reassuring.
Update: The court ruling has imposed restrictions on Homolka for after her release, in an almost unprecedented decision. If I were the betting type, I’d bet on the decision being appealed. In the meantime, maybe the restrictions will help keep tabs on one of the worst criminals Canada has ever known.
I won’t be rolling out the welcome wagon
May 5th, 2005
Looks like Karla Homolka’s moving to N.D.G. That’s my neighbourhood. And I’m not exactly thrilled she’s planning on moving in.
It’s fairly obvious to everyone that Homolka has no business being out on the streets… let alone my streets. If there was any justice in the world, they’d lock her up for good and throw away the key.