I don't know if this a story in the US, but here in Toronto it's huge.
For those that don't know the story (* Warning, it's brutal),
Holly Joes was a 10 year old girl living in Toronto's west end (not far from where I live). She left her house one day and never returned. 24 hours later her boudy was found on the shores of Toronto's Ward Island. She had been sexually assulted and her body had been dismemebered and stuffed into large duffle bags. They are still on the hunt for her killer.
Now, currently there is a website
Holly's Law and it is a petition to change laws, basically giving, anyone convicted of child molestation, a life sentence. Now, while I am for this law, I have a question for the GC lawyers and law students. Can a petition signed over the web at anytime be a legal document? I'm just wondering, because there are no signatures. Can judge take it seriously enough to make new legislation?
Now keep in mind I am not asking anyone to sign this (I mean you can if you want), I just put the link up for people that were interested in reading what the site had to say. I was just curious on the legal side of this petition. I just don't want this to turn into a heated debate where it ends up that people just hurl insults back an forth (and we all know this happens).
Thankyou.
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