ASHLEY SMITH INQUEST ABOUT TO BEGIN

There have been two articles recently in the Waterloo Region Record namely today and last Friday (28th) . Last Friday's is titled "Inquest into troubled teen Ashley Smith's cell death slated to begin in January". Today's story is titled "Smith inquest to hear from out-of-province doctors".

Quoting family lawyer Julian Falconer "Coralee Smith (Ashley's mother) was told that when her daughter went into the federal system, she would find supports and help that wasn't available anywhere else". Also Mr. Falconer stated "The family feels utterly betrayed by Correctional Services.". After viewing the videos and hearing evidence regarding her daughter's last year in solitary confinement, it's not surprising the family feels betrayed. All Canadians should feel betrayed by the idiots in charge of our children, in their custody. All Canadians should feel betrayed by a legal and judicial system that throws ill and confused young teenagers into a penal system that appears to run on eighteenth century principles and thinking. Eleven months in solitary confinement! It would have been more humane to put a bullet into her head. Standing by under orders or not and watching her slowly choke to death is criminal, plain and simple. Ordering guards not to intervene when an inmate's life is in danger is criminal. Let's see how many of these people actually end up going to jail.

Those in charge should have been fired and prosecuted five years ago. The delay has simply been for Canadians revulsion and memory to die down. That is exactly why it's taken this long. The process is controlled by those who don't remotely want justice because they are the guilty ones.