That happened , in Edmonton , shamed the handicapped person until they killed themselves . One of the big problems with the whole guilty until proven innocent m o v e m e n t c a t c h e r s a c c u s e d o f p r e y i n g o n t h e v u l n e r a b l e a f t e r e d montonwomancommitssuicide <| sep |> More so , what I find so horrifying is that rather short sentences are actually carried out with imprisonment . You know , two weeks , three months , half a year . Most countries in Europe won ' t ever actually throw you into the slammer unless your sentence is quite significant 24 months is the typical number or there ' s a very specific reason , like revoked parole or a shit ton of minor infractions that just made some judge go overboard . Really makes me wonder you ' ve got some guy with a minor offense , say simple theft and instead of trying to figure out wtf went wrong with that guy , you throw him into a building packed with actual criminals . It ' s like criminal college !