Supreme Court orders new manslaughter trial for accused in death of Cindy Gladue https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gladue-supreme-court-indigenous-barton-trial-sexual-consent-1.5139137
> An Ontario trucker accused of killing Cindy Gladue during a night of rough sex will face a new trial for manslaughter in a case that unleashed public outrage over how the Indigenous victim was treated by Canada's criminal justice system.
> The court found that the justice system failed to protect Gladue, and that so-called "rape shield" laws were not followed at Barton's trial, when the jury heard evidence of Gladue's past sexual activities before holding a separate hearing.
> The jury found Barton not guilty of first-degree murder and manslaughter. In June 2017, the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned Barton's acquittal and ordered a new trial.
@HalfEmpty I don't know the details, but my first instinct would be that the jury heard that Gladue was promiscuous, and therefore the rough sex was consensual, so the death was accidental and not manslaughter, since no other crime was committed.
> The study, which was published April 10 in Physical Review Fluids, states that the sound pressure exceeded 270 decibels. That's louder than a rocket launch at takeoff. Cnet observes that if this sound is experienced directly, it will not only destroy your eardrums, but it has the potential to rupture your heart and lungs.
Federal government announces new rules on airline passenger protection, compensation https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/passenger-bill-of-rights-details-1.5147589
Oh, the sound is being produced in water. Yeah, that might not be as spectacular as it sounds (pun not intended). Underwater speakers can cavitate at high enough frequencies and amplitudes, which is basically the same as boiling (although the water immediately re-condenses).
