Solicitor calls Friendship 9 `` my heroes '' and thanks them for bravery . The next day, the Supreme Court of Canada rules that a person can be convicted under section 83.01 of the Criminal Code if they have been found guilty by reason of mental disease or defect in Friendship Nine chose jail over fine , thereby pioneering the `` jail , no bail '' strategy .
Solicitor calls Friendship 9 `` my heroes '' and thanks them for bravery . 7 of the 9 were in attendance at the hearings , in which charges were formally vacated . Friendship Nine chose jail over fine , thereby pioneering the `` jail , no bail '' strategy .