In a refreshing act of rebellion against Pharma fundamentalism, an Ontario judge has pointedly denied a non-custodial parent’s attempt to force bioweapons on his children over the protests of the parent who actually loves them.
The decision is gratifying, and hopefully a sign of future jurisprudence on the subject, but what stood out the most were these comments about “misinformation.”
”When did it become illegal to ask questions? Especially in the courtroom?
[2] And when did it become unfashionable for judges to receive answers? Especially when children’s lives are at stake?
[3] How did we lower our guard and let the words “unacceptable beliefs” get paired together? In a democracy? On the Scales of Justice?
[4] Should judges sit back as the concept of “Judicial Notice” gets hijacked from a rule of evidence to a substitute for evidence
[5] And is “misinformation” even a real word? Or has it become a crass, self-serving tool to pre-empt scrutiny and discredit your opponent? To de-legitimize questions and strategically avoid giving answers. Blanket denials are almost never acceptable in our adversarial system. Each party always has the onus to prove their case and yet “misinformation” has crept into the court lexicon. A childish – but sinister – way of saying “You’re so wrong, I don’t even have to explain why you’re wrong.”
-Ontario Judge Justice A. Pazaratz
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Hallelujah!