The Canadian justice system still doesn’t get it.
There are so many things about this case including the testimony of Wayne Ryczak, sentenced to one day plus 14 months time served for the killing of 29-year-old Stephanie Beck, to make any thinking person shake their head in disbelief. His testimony is particularly suspicious when analyzed through the whore lens (read: logic coupled with common sense).
Stephanie’s killer claimed that a woman whom he did not know, though may have looked familiar, broke in to his trailer at about 3:30 in the morning. He testified that he acted in self-defense when he grabbed her by the throat. Ryczak claimed that he pushed her and she collapsed on his couch. {Official cause of death was strangulation.}
Yet, Ryczak used to work in the same area that he agreed he picked up other sex workers in. Ryczak is a client of sex workers. As well, when Stephanie’s body was found, she somehow ended up being half naked. This topped off with the fact that Ryczak admitted to dumping Stephanie’s body in the snow. Also, he cleaned things up and got rid of any of the evidence that he could. All this should’ve raised the eyebrows of anyone who has a few brain cells to rub together.
A scenario that seams more realistic is that of a bad date that went too far. But, as the Crown pointed out during the trial, there were only two people present, and luckily for Ryczak, the other one is conveniently dead. It certainly appears to SPOC that assistant Crown attorney Grace Pang and her office didn’t put much effort into this prosecution.
There is no doubt that if Stephanie Beck was a soccer mom, a preacher’s wife, or some other ‘good’ woman the courts would have paid attention to the facts in Ryczak’s story.
Instead, Judge Glithero noted Ryczak’s mother said he was a good son. Ryczak’s employer at Newman Brothers said he was a valued employee.
Judge Glithero stated, “ In my opinion, he presents as a person with many admirable qualities adding that Ryczak has values of family, community and hard work.
Once again it is obvious that Ontario Judge Stephen Glithero and by extension our government, have put yet another seal of approval on the murder of our colleagues.
| Ryczak also received three years probation.Some terms of Wayne Ryczak’s probation: {verbatim from The Standard newspaper, St. Catharine’s, Ontario}Cannot associate with anyone known to have a criminal record, with the exception of his son who received a suspended sentence for assaulting a sex-trade worker.Must attend programs for alcohol and drug abuse and any required anger management.Must stay out of the city’s “hot zone” where crack houses and Prostitutes are known to be, unless he has to go to St. Catharine’s General Hospital. |
UPDATE 2009: Ruling from Ontario Court of Appeal