By Megan Eichhorn
On November 10, 2009, Calgary Herald's, Daryl Slade, reported Justice Allen Sulatycky's guilty verdict for drug-dealer Travis Brunet. Sulatycky said that gang members must be a sent a message to stop their use of guns. Brunet claimed that he was too intoxicated to form the intent to kill and was only trying to scare his victim when the gun accidentally went off.
Brunet got a life sentence for second-degree murder. Sulatycky says this will send a message that carrying a gun and killing someone, whether it is an accident or not, will result in jail time.
Facts in this article were based on quotes from the judge and the shooting victim's mother, as well as dates, locations and what was probably said at the court hearing. This article is biased in that it only includes quotes from people who view Brunet as guilty. When Slade reports Brunet's story, it is followed by the judge's conclusion that it is false. The questions of who, what, where, when and why are all thoroughly answered in this article.
Slade's article is more evidence of journalistic support of crime-fighting. Again, this makes sense because the readers of the Calgary Herald are citizens in this city and are likely interested in safety.
Slade, D. (2009, November 10). Drug dealer found guilty in C-train station murder. Calgary Herald. Retrieved November 12, 2009, from http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Drug+dealer+found+guilty+train+station+murder/2205268/story.html
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