Citizens' Opinions On The Pickton Trial

I hesitate before I answer them because I don't find it hard to sit and listen to the gore of what happened to the girls. I've seen plenty of gore in my life. If anything, I find it hard listening to the professional witnesses that drag on and on about the blood splatters, the stain on the mattress or the puffers that were found in the trailer.

Unlike the TV show CSI, it's the real thing; the billions of tests that are done to find out whose blood it was and which way the blood splattered; what type of saw was used to cut up the girls and who did the cutting; guns that were used; sex, drugs and money.

I have had people come up to me and hug me, shake my hand for the job well done and explain how I have helped them understand more about addiction, prostitution - the scars from the street life on Hastings that I'll carry with me for the rest of my life.

I'm usually asked, 'how much longer do I think the trial will go on?' Or what do I think will happen - and then they start in on their opinions as to what they think should happen and how tax payers money is being used to pay for this trial.

I was at the PNE a few weeks ago and a lady came up to me and gave me a hug. I hugged her back and found out that she was struggling with her son - and she was trying not to lose to drugs. My heart went out to her and wished I could have done more for her.