Article Added On: July 23, 2004 - over 3 years ago
Title: Limits of Moral Outrage: The Cecelia Zhang Murder
Author: Mark Schneider
Publication Date: January 01, 2004 - over 4 years ago
Themes: other

Abstract: Chief of Police declares suspect guilty

With the announcement of a suspect in the Cecilia Zhang murder investigation, there are a variety of moral and faith issues waiting to be explored.

Peel Police Chief Noel Catney declared before a news conference that the suspect, 21 year old Min Chen, was "not just a murderer, this is the most despicable of criminals, this is a child murderer," Catney said at the press conference.

The chief of police is coming under significant criticism for tainting the suspect's right to an unprejudiced trial. And yet, in an interview with CBC Radio, Catney referred to significant information he had - and left unsaid the frustrations he and his investigators have been under over the past 10 months since the little girl's disappearance.

Once-atheist parents find relief in religion

In an interesting article in the Globe and Mail, Jan Wong writes about the way Cecilia's parents - who were raised in Communist China - turned away from atheism as the crisis broke over their lives. It is an interesting read.