Inside the mall, Gardiner randomly selected an attractive blond woman who had passed him in the hall with a takeout coffee cup in hand. He waited until she opened Picture Plus for business, then he casually walked into the store with a jackknife in his pocket.
Police asked Gardiner what happened after he followed her into the rear office/stockroom and began to stab the woman.
I don't know, she stood up, I couldn't figure that out, so I thought ... I'd better stick her again so she stays the (expletive) down, so I could do what I want to do (rape her). Said Gardiner.
Then, with the police video camera rolling, Gardiner slowly began to grin and then to laugh out loud.
The detective doing the interrogating then told him the severely wounded woman had survived surgery and asked Gardiner what he would say to her if he could.
Well, first of all, that I'm sorry for what I did, you know, I don't know. I hope God ... kills me soon 'cause I've had enough of this ... jail, jail, jail, jail, jail ... All my life has been jail, eh? And each time you come out, the ... angrier you get at society and everybody else, you know.
In contrast to her assailant's cold-blooded manner in relating the crime to police, the survivor gave a deeply emotional impact statement yesterday in court. The woman, who suffered 22 stab wounds, including lacerations to her throat, upper chest, abdomen, left hand, elbow, arm, back and left knee, told the court the scars were constant reminders of the terrifying ordeal and all that she has lost.
She had resisted the rapist with all her might, fearing that if she stopped fighting she would die. Gardiner finally gave up and the severely wounded woman managed to stagger out of the office and make her way out into the mall. As she walked out of the store, Gardiner ran past her, fleeing in the direction of the Hamilton Public Library. He was later apprehended by security staff with the library.
I'm a survivor, not a victimthe woman said.
This brave soul can look forward to a lifetime of emotional trauma, complete with bouts depression, anxiety, panic attacks and insomnia. She already displays short-term memory problems, a symptom of post-traumatic stress, which made performing household chores difficult, let alone finding work outside the home.
The severe injuries to her left hand, which was dominant before the attack, left the artist unable to draw or sketch for more than an hour at a time. Her saving grace is a dog that she and her fiance picked out at the pound. They had the animal trained as a personal-security dog.
In contrast, the devils reject who will most likely be declared a dangerous offender is set for life to be kept "safe" in prison by the same system that let this women be hurt.
This is another case of system incompetence does the people wrong. When will it stop? When is enough, enough? It's about time the people of this great city say we are mad as hell, we want a safe city to work, live and play in. Now!
Later,
Kenaz
