[Loyalist]

This case is getting really ugly up here in Canada, with the golden boy of the CBC and the artsy-fartsy crowd having gone from a ubiquitous presence on radio, TV and every gala to a pariah in less than a month.

In any event, the Crown is proceeding with sexual assault as an indictable offence (felony) because of the overcoming resistance charge, which kicks in only in the case of a commission of another indictable offence.

That's federal penitentiary time, and quite possibly starting in maximum security.

And still the victims are coming forward--fifteen at last count, all with similar stories of being choked, punched, and/or raped.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Is he not facing a maximum life (20 years) sentence for the overcoming resistance charge?

[Cowboy Bob]

This is part of their culture (karma sutra, etc.). Who are we to judge this person. We should welcome this as part of the rich tapestry of diversity! All cultures are equal, but Wester culture should be submissive, lest we offend others!

[martin_fierro]

STOP THE MEDIA VIOLENCE Ping

[canuck_conservative]

The problem with the CBC - btw, in Canada that means the Canadian Boadcasting Corp - is that it has a “culture of celebrity” where a select few are treated like stars, so they can get away with anything.

Most deal with it responsibly (Peter Mansbridge, Ron Mclean), obviously Ghomeshi didn’t.

[Terry L Smith]

Give me one good reason why we, in America, should even waste time with a criminal case of a ‘Piers Morgan-type’ foreigner gone bad in Canada?

[PGR88]

The CBC is a cesspool of elitist, smug, narrow-minded pricks. Let’s home they get a couple black eyes from this.

[GladesGuru]

He may be just a Muslim acting out his “Inner Mohammed”.

Cases such as this one are why Muslims must not be allowed into any civilized society.

As an aside, is it possible that the Puritan Preacher, Cotton Mather was misquoted? Perhaps he didn’t actually say “Suffer Ye not a witch to live.” Maybe the correct quote should be “Suffer Ye not a Muslim to live.”

If not, he should have.