Anywhere this happens and to whomever, no doubt, it is very, very sad and it is sadly amazing that this type of perpetrator is allowed to get away to repeat his awful acts.

I have consciously noted a rise in the numbers of this type of crime over the last few years and being a mother of one male child, it is a bit well, ouch! I do not live in fear, but it has prevented me from even going to the Big Brothers when I thought about it, because unfortunately these people are so often in positions of trust - a male nurse in a children's hospital, hockey coaches, and the list goes on. One guy held two very young boys for I believe 2 years tortured them before he killed them. Although this was his 4th offense, his lawyer was arguing for his ability to receive early parole. What kind of justice system do we have? AND CANADA IS NOT ALONE IN THIS!

I am also Canadian and black, but as for the 'one paint brush,' well, this is one time I was not 'holding my breath and hoping it was not a black guy'; it never occured to me that it would be. Among all the incidents that I have seen reported over the years, I have not seen a single one.

SO, THANK GOD FOR THAT!