NCR verdict in teenage stabbing
Last fall, a teenaged girl was stabbed by a boy whom she had rejected. She needed surgery to repair her face, and still bears scars. Tuesday, the boy was declared not criminally responsible. La Presse published a more detailed account of the incident in February.
Hamza 01:03 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
It’s a cliché at this point but our justice system is broken
Kate 09:16 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
I think it’s more that we don’t have a consensus on what responsibility means. Quebec has a lot more NCR verdicts than other provinces, which can be read either as a higher level of compassion for mental disorders, or a more lax attitude to violent behaviour. Depends from what philosophical viewpoint you’re considering it.
jeather 10:25 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
He’s also a teenager being held at Philippe-Pinel until he’s 18, he’s not being just let off to go back to school. (And I believe had he been held criminally responsible, he likely would have been let out at 18 anyways, but I’m not sure about the details of the juvenile justice system.)
Kate 11:04 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
According to the report, he was 17 last October when he attacked her, so he’ll be a legal adult pretty soon if he isn’t already. The item about his NCR ends “Ayant été déclaré non criminellement responsable, l’adolescent sera suivi par la Commission d’examen des troubles mentaux du Québec.”
jeather 11:26 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
Oh at 17 he might have had more time in juvenile, not just a few months. I think I saw the victim was 14 and assumed he was the same age instead of noticing his age.
Kate 11:59 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
I’d also be curious to know how much larger he was than her, but I haven’t seen it mentioned.
Blork 13:18 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
This story has shades of “manosphere” around it, along with all the self-delusion and self-entitlement that goes with it. But presumably that’s not it, or at least not just it.
It should be noted that “not criminally responsible” does not mean “not responsible.” It means there was no criminal intent, usually due to mental illness, and as such the process is no longer a criminal one. So mental illness and responsibility (in terms of yes, he did this) are still on the table. One hopes that the necessary treatment is underway, along with any confinement that might be needed.
Kate 19:04 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
Blork, the guy is described as “il souffre d’un trouble psychotique, en plus de présenter une déficience intellectuelle.” I wonder how much manosphere content he could have encountered, read and understood. Is there much manosphere material in French? (Odds are the kid is francophone, although we can’t know that.)
I don’t think some people need coaching to feel entitled to another person’s attentions and affections.
Joey 09:45 on 2026-04-03 Permalink
From what I saw in Louis Theroux’s manosphere doc on Netflix, (a) for guys of a certain age it’s incredibly pervasive, and (b) the content is so simple (basically, that women are objects men are meant to control and that money justifies anything) that even your garden variety criminal moron will get all the nuance.