An American teacher convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old student has been exiled to Canada as punishment in an unusual case that has immigration experts questioning its legality.
A U.S. judge gave Malcolm Watson a choice between serving as much as a year behind bars or agreeing to a three-year exile in Canada. Watson, a 35-year-old former teacher at Buffalo Seminary in New York state, chose Canada.
How is this a "punnishment" exactly? There are thousands of people wanting into Canada and some judge in Buffalo sends a sexual predator here instead of to jail? Am I missing something?
tags: justice, Canada-US relations.
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And how did the conversation at the border go?
Customs Officer: And what is the purpose of your visit to Canada?
Watson: A three-year exile for statutory rape.
CO: Thanks for coming. Enjoy your stay!
oh, hey, the Ontario premier seems a bit miffed... Canada no dumping ground
Canada: the new Sardinia???
Methinks somewhere in Buffalo there is a greasy, greasy palm.
I feel a lot more cavalier about pumping sewage into the water that heads towards Port Angeles, Washington
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