Impaired driving charges stayed against West Prince man

No Justice

- May 18, 2013 at 08:58:03

Still angry at this outcome.Cannot believe how someone can walk away from the responseability of what he has done and how he can live with himself.Shame on you ! The airbag on the drivers side had your dna there,not the man who passed away! Theres more behind the seen that was not done the proper way it should have been done. The witness was also,where things went wrong and not done properly,if it had been then Ramsay would have faced what he should have from the beginning.The system allowed the witness off with his ridiculous statement on the stand,only because things not done proper again.Maybe the Getsons should do an interview to voice all that has failed thier family,for they have the lifesentence of living with this horrific act for the rest of thier lives .Many cases gone wrong here on our Island.How many more innocent families will there be before our system wakes up !

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To Drunk Driven

- March 14, 2013 at 14:29:58

The family "nos" what Jamie was like? Yes, he was a son, a father, a brother. He made mistakes, He owned up to them. If the "shoe" were on the other foot, believe me, Jamie being brought up by Christian parents would have accepted his fate. He and his parents would not have gossiped malicious lies. The Getson family have God as their guide. They do not harbor the hate that infests the heart and mind. They simply want justice for their son. In every story there are 2 sides. Perhaps you should sit and hear his family tell his side, as Jamie is not here to speak for himself. Yes, he chose to get in the vehicle but he may not have been aware of the drivers amount of intoxication or the high speed he would assume risking both their lives, and taking one. To the Getson family. We in the community want you to continue being Jamie's voice and we will continue to pray for strength and healing.Your faith and your love as a united family will keep you going. God bless. Amen.

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Respose to comment from Drunk Driven

- March 12, 2013 at 15:20:30

Jamie is not here to defend himself and he is not in question here.I know noone wants to go through this horrible act.but the fact remains that Mr.Ramsay should have fessed up to what he has done and as for someone making a wrong decission to get in a vechile with someone not knowing just how impaired they really are happens to alot of innocent people.Jamies family is also not in question here.As for the witness he obviously favoured the driver the second time round.Shame on you for picking on a dead man and his family.Mr Ramsay will live with his choice for the rest of his life and as for jamies family they must be quite devastated from the outcome of all this.

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Unreal,No justice again

- March 11, 2013 at 15:23:43

I cannot believe It.The first two charges were stayed and they didnt go for a trial.They didnt try.The impaired charge court day sounded funny to me as the witness gave first statement asRamsay driving,then when on the stand he implied that he only gave the first statment because he told the R.C.M.P what they wanted to hear and that he just wanted out of there and had been drinking for days.Obvious that the witness had his mind changed for him,hopefully they charged him for lieing on the stand. Another case gone bad ,No Justice for Jamie or his family and the impaired guy gets away again.Very,very sad !

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Molly Sellick

- March 9, 2013 at 10:55:28

I cannot blame the Getson family for being as angry and as upset as they are, here was a young man , their son, who cannot defend himself and this is what his family is trying to do for him, you would think common sense would tell you that these other young men having changed their stories would be telling you something, conspiring together to get themselves out of trouble. I think our justice system has gone down the toilet, being guilty these days , gets you off or a slap on the wrists, being innocent, brings you nothing but trouble, your the one being violated and you still have to defend yourself after all the suffering , not to mention what the poor family members have gone through, and will continue to go through. I am appalled at our system, when did all of this change to work in the favor of the guilty, no wonder the innocent are scared to come forth for the help they are seeking !!!

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All to Common

- March 7, 2013 at 18:50:26

Our Island highways are claiming too many lives due to dangerous driving, impaired driving, our justice system is failing and slow to wake up to this epidemic. The only thing that possibly could be sadder for the family of James Getson, is knowing as all public knows, that this will continue and other families will face the same anguish, pain and injustice...

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No justice for Jamie

- March 7, 2013 at 18:18:01

totally agree with the comment from the Question is....the witness not only made the statement in the rcmp detachment on Aug 8, 2010, but on Aug 1, 2010 made the statement to Jamie's parents that god awful morning at their home, also made the statement to other family members of the accused, that it was indeed Landon driving. Never have I ever read and heard such injustice against a family that is grieving, I am sure the RCMP could tell whether someone was not in their right mental or physical compacity to give a statement, the witness was when he told the grieving parents that morning, after he arrived at their place driving his crotch rocket.............That is All.....

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No Justice For Jamie

- March 6, 2013 at 18:18:45

ENUF SAID

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Question is

- March 6, 2013 at 18:13:18

Who else did this so called witness talk to after that night? They should all come forward and contact the RCMP Or will he claim he has been drunk the past 2 1/2 years and just told them what they wanted to hear too.

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Stayed Again

- March 6, 2013 at 18:08:23

This is second time things were stayed? Thats tough, Can't find him innocent and can't prove him guilty.

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  Drunk driven

  - March 9, 2013 at 12:40:36

  I really liked Jamie but his family nos what he was like so what if he would have been the one to kill someone would they like him to go threw this it's sad but the shoes can always been on the other foot And he chose to get in that vehicle