Jordan Manners Case Reaches Mistrial

Quite a few weeks ago, I posted about the murder of Jordan Manners, a 15 year old in the GTA, who was shot dead in the school hallway by two miscreants who remain anonymous due to their age. Now, last Friday, the trial of the murder of Jordan Manners has come to a close, and due to a disagreement in the jury, the conclusion was a mistrial. This decision was made after 4 days in deliberation didn't change that a unanimous decision hadn't been reached yet. Quite suspiciously, Ian Nordheimer, the judge, is believed to having placed blame for this on two teenage witnesses, for not providing sufficient testimonies; while sharing the theory with the court, the jury was not informed about this information. Had the jury been told this, rather than believing there was not enough evidence at all, they would know that information had been poorly told by the two witnesses. As is to be expected, the family of the deceased ordan Manners has requested a retrial, so justice may be found.

The trial of Jordan Manners has reached quite a significant bump in the road, but I still stand by my belief that these two teenagers should be persecuted of this crime. Giorgio Mammolti, known for his proposal of a teenage curfew, is a Toronto mayoral candidate who now suggests that convicted gang members should remain on a database, with constantly added information in order to track them. I believe this is too strong, and people will disagree. This is helpful, but not a solution, as we will only be preventing the second crime, but the murder of Jordan Manners would not have necessarily been prevented by this idea. Overall, I think this problem needs a solution, but rather than mistrials and strict politicians, there should be a real solution brought forward.