“I thought I lived in a place where life mattered,” she said. “But there’s been no justice, no accountability.”
Because Madeline did not have dependent children, B.C. civil law places little monetary value on her life. Compensation in cases of wrongful death caused by negligence is tied to the victim’s future earning potential and the age of their dependent children. Stroup said ICBC offered her family money for funeral costs. The driver of the vehicle that killed Madeline and Hayden did not face criminal charges.
“I thought I lived in a place where life mattered,” she said. “But there’s been no justice, no accountability.”
Because Madeline did not have dependent children, B.C. civil law places little monetary value on her life. Compensation in cases of wrongful death caused by negligence is tied to the victim’s future earning potential and the age of their dependent children. Stroup said ICBC offered her family money for funeral costs. The driver of the vehicle that killed Madeline and Hayden did not face criminal charges.
“I thought I lived in a place where life mattered,” she said. “But there’s been no justice, no accountability.”
Because Madeline did not have dependent children, B.C. civil law places little monetary value on her life. Compensation in cases of wrongful death caused by negligence is tied to the victim’s future earning potential and the age of their dependent children. Stroup said ICBC offered her family money for funeral costs. The driver of the vehicle that killed Madeline and Hayden did not face criminal charges.
For years, some B.C.families who’ve lost loved ones in wrongful deaths have been calling for change — demanding the provincial government alter the laws that prevent them from seeking accountability.
As Paul Johnson reports, they’re still keeping up the pressure — despite no sign that their pleas will be answered anytime soon.
Our upcoming 2ND ANNUAL MOTHERS FOR JUSTICE MEMORIAL WALK will be held on Saturday, May 13th at 1PM.
We will have the surviving families of the wrongfully killed speak and then be led by bagpiper, Rich Nichol, to Premier Eby’s constituency office, where we will place upon his office window the photos of our wrongfully killed loved ones with roses laid beneath them.
