lily phan

pie pair member lily gets 30 days

lily phan, who attempted to pie alberta premier ed stelmach at his 2008 stampede breakfast, has been sentenced to the now-standard 30 days.

lily offered no apologies to and said she was glad her actions have sparked discussions on homelessness and poverty in calgary.

lily will be serving her time on weekends despite her request to do her time continuously.

pie pair member lily's sentencing on aug 31

pie pair member lily will be sentenced on monday august 31 in calgary for having attempted to pie alberta premier ed stelmach.

those who wish to come support lily are invited to attend at room 1005 of the calgary court house at 2 pm on monday august, 31.

abc calgary wishes lily the best of luck!

pie pair member lily's statement on her trial

lily, the last remaining defendant of the pie pair, has just finished her trail with the verdict expected sometime "after february". her statement on the whole process is below:

"first of all, i want to thank everyone who has shown such support and encouragement to me while i am going through the legal system. it makes the process a whole lot easier!

previously, on the first day of trial, the crown prosecutor had presented five witnesses and my lawyer had me take the stand. the first day was adjourned before i was cross-examined.

today was the second day of trial and actually only lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes. i was cross-examined and my lawyer presented one witness for the defense. the verdict was adjourned to a later date, after february.

result: inconclusive. i don't know if i will be found guilty on any charge. there is still the possibility of jail...but not until february at least!

highlights of first day of trial: the cops said i was wiry and strong and that i was a handful. the crown presented video footage from ctv and it showed i actually touched stelmach's hat!! my aim is vindicated!

highlights of second day of trial: i debated the physics of cream pie with the crown and whether it was possible pie filling could fly backwards. we did agree that the physics of throwing pie filling is different from that of throwing a baseball. the judge let me wear my scarf around my head to keep warm. my witness debated the consistency of cream pie with the crown; eventually, they agreed it was 'loose'.

well, that's the gist of it.

i'm happy i'm not in jail tonight but once the system has you, your life is theirs until they spit you out :)

still, my situation is more comical than dire. the system has persecuted and is persecuting people in worse ways, so i encourage everyone to support canadian political prisoners (well, ALL political prisoners, really, but the ones in canada are the ones we can significantly support), families in the child welfare system and all those caught in the legal system because of poverty and racism.

thank you to all again and hopefully, i will be writing the next update on this side of the cell!"

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