The court system sucks

This is response to the sentencing that was just given to the young man who killed David Nowdlak.

I am so upset and embarrassed, even more then ever.

When I say I am embarrassed, I mean for us Inuit. It seems like we have been getting away with murder just because we are in Nunavut and not in the United States.

I say that because no matter what, even if you are a young offender, black, white etc., you should never get away with murder.

This is starting to show more and more that the court system in Iqaluit sucks.

This will hurt David Nowdlak’s family, or is already hurting them because the guy who killed him is going on with his life.

Something is very wrong with the courts to let this murderer get away with this, because now he thinks for sure that if he does kill again, he’ll know now that he can get away with it.

If his excuse was alcohol, the courts automatically should make sure he doesn’t ever drink alcohol again, because killing a human being is not a sport while intoxicated.

Anyway, I hope at least this guy will have enough sense not to ever touch alcohol or drugs after he gets out.

There was not enough jail time spent for this guy at all, and that is going to make other people think that it is okay to kill as you will only spend a little time in jail for it.

In six months, this killer is getting out. There is something very wrong with the justice system.

(Name withheld by request)
Iqaluit