The 47-year-old pleaded guilty to more than 80 sex crimes, including two counts of 1st-degree murder

[Swede]

This is sensational news story in Canada.


In an eight-hour public shaming Monday that officially shattered the elaborate lie that was his life and career, Crown prosecutors exposed the former air force commander as a murderer, rapist and conniving predator who targeted mostly women but sometimes girls as young as 12 years old.

The 47-year-old, who until nine months ago was running Canada’s busiest air force base, pleaded guilty to more than 80 sex crimes, including two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of sexual assault and dozens upon dozens of thefts of lingerie and women’s clothing.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/more-shocking-evidence-expected-at-second-day-of-williams-murder-hearing/article1763300/

[Teaser]

1. humanity needs to be refactored.

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[SteppingRazor]

2. Oddly, for me, his crimes were not the most "WTF" moment in the story.

"The Canadian Forces reacted to the evidence by issuing a statement, explaining that his guilty pleas will allow the forces to formally remove him of his rank. He will retain his pension."


Seriously? They're gonna keep paying this jagoff?!

[Recursion]

8. It's a Federal pension system; apparently the military has no power to take it away

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/despite-guilty-plea-col-russell-williams-will-receive-pension-military-105205894.html

It's closer to a semi-privatized Social Security than what we in the US would think of as a military pension.

[SteppingRazor]

9. Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

3. How the hell did a base commander have TIME for all this shit?

[Swede]

4. Here's a link to the court proceedings of yesterday.

Shocking stuff,just a heads up. The prosecutors say todays will be worse.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/day-1-courtroom-liveblog-of-col-williamss-hearing/article1762471/

[TwilightGardener]

6. One of the blogger reporters asks my same question: "When did this man ever sleep?"

He spent all of his free time stalking and casing places.

[HopeHoops]

5. Hell, he's got me beat. I'm 47 but I haven't murdered anyone yet.

[snooper2]

7. Wow, talk about fucked up

"TimothyAppleby: In his first break-in, Col. Williams spent several hours in the bedroom of a girl, where he photographed himself wearing her underwear, while lying on her bed masturbating, Mr. Morrison told the court."