Drunk driver claims Shania Twain made him do it

This guy in Ottawa killed a woman and her 12 year old son while drinking and driving, went to jail and had his license revoked, got out and was caught driving drunk again. His defense is Shania Twain made him do it.

Man, if that's what Shania made him do, what did Courtney Love tell him? Is surgically removing this guy's liver or at least a kidney a solution? Go directly to jail jackass. His picture should be up in every bar and goddam liquor store in Ottawa.

Link to CBC

"Drunk driver saved in court by 'Shania Twain' defense "

One of the most notorious drunk drivers in the Ottawa area has been found not criminally responsible on his latest impaired driving charges because of a mental disorder that makes him believe female celebrities are controlling his actions.

Matt Brownlee was arrested last October after police spotted a pickup truck speeding along a busy street in downtown Ottawa.

The 33-year-old man told psychiatrists that he knew the legal repercussions of his actions, but believed singer Shania Twain was helping him drive. Brownlee pleaded not guilty to four charges, including impaired operation of a motor vehicle and driving while disqualified.

On Monday, the judge drew on several psychiatric assessments in ruling that Brownlee was not criminally responsible for his actions because he suffers from delusions that celebrities such as Twain are communicating with him telepathically.

Ten years ago, Brownlee was given a seven-year prison sentence and barred from driving for the rest of his life after he killed an Ottawa woman, Linda Lebreton-Holmes, and her 12-year-old son while driving with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit.

Link to CBC (via Warren Ellis)
via Boing Boing: Drunk driver saved in court by "Shania Twain" defense