No doubt there are many, many uncomfortable questions not being asked in this story. Even the G&M, which I thought for a time would be the last redoubt for real journalism in Canada, subscribes to this new journalistic methodology: "Just give us the identity - race, gender, religion, etc. - and we can fill in the rest." Notwithstanding this cowardice in the face of the truth, much is included in the Bowderlized version of this story to ponder. The accused was a very, very bad man and one for whom the Crown was seeking Dangerous Offender Status. The victim, if left on her own, was unlikely to be able to assist the Crown. A successful outcome would not only benefit the victim herself, but the public at large. The Court and the Crown sought a way, albeit a clumsy way, to solve this problem. The result is that they have come to a reality that cops in Canada learned long ago - FIDO. Or to put it more politely, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions."