View topic - 6 years in jail for impaired canoeing

Wow, tragic. Watched with the expectation of the sentence being ridiculously over the top, but it was not.

Not sure if it's more about reckless endangerment of a child or impaired canoeing. Even if he had been sober, what a horrible idea.

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Impaired operation of a vessel causing death & criminal negligence causing death. It was tried in a lower court, so it wil be appealed while Mr Sillars is out on bail w/ alcohol & vessel operations prohibitions.

Could an impaired canoeist get charged? Yes, but the police would probably rather target motorized vessels.

There's many lessons here. Education & common sense could have prevented this.