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hn_throwaway_69 on March 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Giving the finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian...

Australian here. I find the excessive emotive flair throughout the judgment as pressing the boundaries on occasion. A court is supposed to act impartially and emotions kept in check. This kind of language could be appealable in Australia, see for instance, this news report from yesterday:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-10/dismissal-of-assault-...

Maybe it's just more common in Canada for judges to be more forthright with their opinions.

charles_f on March 11, 2023 | [–]

> A court is supposed to act impartially and emotions kept in check

What are you talking about? The whole point of a court is, by very definition, to judge

procavia on March 11, 2023 | [–]

This is in a very different vein than the language in that story and not equivalent

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