Pickton Trial

The Odd Ducks Swimming At The Pickton Trial

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The Pickton trial has attracted some odd ducks indeed.


I am not calling everyone who comes to see the trial an odd duck, but there are a few personalities who have stuck out so much, I just had to share. '
By Citizen Correspondent Trisha Baptie
Date Posted: 04/27/07
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Court has been a little dry lately, so I thought to lighten the mood, we could talk about some of the "odd ducks" I have encountered at the courthouse. Now, I am not calling everyone who comes to see the trial an odd duck, but there are a few personalities who have stuck out so much, I just had to share. There seems to be a common thread that runs through them, which is that they're harmless and just at court to see what it is really like. Some just want to see what Robert Pickton looks like (they are inevitably let down by his passive demeanor and the fact that he faces away from the court gallery). Others had dealings with him and his brother through their various businesses and just cannot believe that someone they know could be involved in something like this. And others just want to check out a day at the biggest murder trial in Canada to date.

I would like to start with the pair of young men who had come down from Whistler to check out the trial. In case you are planning on coming to court, one of the first things you need to know is: don't bring a water bottle; you won't get it in. Water bottles are not allowed. It's not my rule; it's the guys' in the tan uniforms - you know, the guys with the guns on their hip.

After it was mentioned the young men would not be allowed to bring their bottle inside, there was a heated exchange between them and the guards in the second security line, and the men decided they would hide the water bottle somewhere. Um, another problem: the guys in aforementioned tan uniforms walk around with the mirror on a stick for security checks, which they do fairly often. They will find a hidden item and because it is "hidden" it will cause a security commotion. Just don't do it.

Well, after these blokes had decided they would try hiding said bottle on their person (because no one will notice a Nalgene bottle under your shirt!!), they grabbed a chunk of floor and had a seat. What came next, I truly was not at all prepared for. Small talk is small talk. In a line up, usually one is aware of ones surroundings and conducts themselves accordingly. Nope. Not these Ross Rebigliati wannabees...they started talking about the merits of their porn collections.

Yup. You heard me right.


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Thanks for the chuckle.You

By passionateobserver, April 27, 2007 at 16:58

Thanks for the chuckle.You seem like a very good humored person.

I've also been to the

By Heather Wallace, April 30, 2007 at 21:29

I've also been to the Pickton trial, and believe me, Trisha was holding back!

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