Evolution vs creation row ends in stabbing
Evolution vs creation row ends in stabbing | The Australian
“A FRUIT-picking trip to southern New South Wales ended in the death of a Scottish backpacker who became embroiled in a bizarre row about creationism and evolution.”
Hrmmm. Five years for stabbing a scientist to death because they didn’t believe your magical guy in the sky created the earth. Given the quote below, I do have to wonder if the stabber and the judge went to the same church or something.
“The offender is a person of good character and the offence is a complete aberration.”
executive summery summary of the article: (bolding mine)
…The couple, both biomedical scientists, had been arguing the case of evolution, while York had taken a more biblical view of history.
“Although this [verbal altercation] became perhaps a little sharp edged*, it did not really amount to anything,” Justice Michael Adams said during York’s sentencing in the New South Wales Supreme Court today.
Justice Adams said he had given York a sentence at the lower end of the scale, partly because of the accidental nature of the stabbing.
“I do not believe that he took aim but rather thrust out,” Justice Adams said.
“I think he knew that the knife was in his hand … but he did not actually turn his mind to the potentially serious consequences of doing this.
Ummm, yeah. Because I run around thrusting my handful of knives at people all the time, and rarely is there a serious consequence to that.
But seriously, given how fucked up their courts are down there, I could expect the same argument regarding a rape trial.
“I do not believe he took aim, but rather thrust out. I think he knew his erect penis was there, but did not turn his mind to the potentially serious consequences of falling atop this unwilling woman whose pants he had removed.”
*TPF is that to say during a sentencing for a stabbing?
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Oh, and it’s “summary”. Look into it.
Oh and Jeni and I think you should do stand up.
You should come to Michigan and hang out with us!! yay.
Jeremy (and Jeni)
Shit! OK it’s not.
Dammit! Twice hoist by my own petard this month! Suckage.
And I am not driving all the way to MI to hang with some super-snarky jail bait like y’all!
I might fly.
I think it would be awesome if you flew out to visit, even if it were just to visit me. I’d kidnap you and never let you go back to SL ever a-fucking-gain, because that place scares the fuck out of me. And, if the fuck is scared out of me, Jeremy won’t have anything to do when he comes over.
But, I digress.
My fabrite was the “rape trial discussion” parody. Sadly, I can almost see that happening.
Ohhh! Ba dump-pah! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, she will be here through Thursday.