Well, I was quoting that. Those are the exact words. I think it came to me in an email when I was conducting the review, and it was from a prosecutor. I think what he was doing was emphasizing that in many cases the stakes are high. He was generalizing, because they won't all be at the same level of risk.
I think it's fair to say—and I may be mistaken, but I believe you've heard this from other individuals who've been here as witnesses—that everyone who is engaged in the bail process—the justice, the bail decision-maker, the judge, the prosecutor, and even the defence counsel—knows what the risk is, and the risk is high.
It's everyone's nightmare that someone who is there for spousal assault but who looks like a decent guy or girl—let's say it's a guy; more often than not it is—who doesn't fit the pattern of a repeat offender, and who doesn't have much of a criminal record is released, perhaps on consent, and he goes out and kills his spouse. That's everybody's nightmare.
I think that's what the crown was trying to convey, that not just crowns, but all individuals who are engaged in bail-making decisions every day take it seriously.