Different takes on Adam Capay case

Re Justice delayed, once again, Editorial Oct. 30 Adam Capay spent four years in solitary while awaiting trial. Since by UN standards his ordeal was worse than the most severe sentence he would be likely to get if he was tried and found guilty, he should be released, with compensation, immediately.

There’s also the question of the jail superintendent and anyone else responsible for keeping him in solitary. Perhaps they should spend a few months in solitary so they can understand what they have done. Andy Turnbull, Toronto The wheels of justice turn slowly, even when those charged with an crime cooperate. Four years in solitary is pushing the limit. But inmate Adam Capay has played a significant part in that delay.

The first postponement of a trial was due to a psychiatric assessment, not surprising since young Adam, on a dare, ate a large beetle before allegedly stabbing a cellmate to death.

The trial had to be rescheduled a second time because he “challenged the makeup of his jury as unconstitutional for lack of diversity.”

The date of a trial was again put into limbo when Mr. Capay “fired his first lawyer before proceedings were to begin.” Is the justice system the problem, or the accused’s machinations to avoid his day(s) in court?

There must be an army of angry Canadians demanding that Adam Capay “shameful treatment” be addressed. Here is a suggestion that would alleviate the whopping cost of incarceration and give the lad a taste of normality: A caring family should volunteer to take him into their household.

He would be grateful, and no doubt would promise to appear at the trial, whenever that is. That way, everybody is happy. Garry Burke, Oro-Medonte, Ont.