A man who blinded a student in a 2008 shooting in Calgary, Alberta, has been granted day parole. In September 2008, Roland Warawa fired a gun during a dispute with a drug dealer in Calgary. A stray bullet hit Brazilian exchange student Jose Neto, who was left permanently blind in both eyes. Despite pleading guilty to several charges–including the aggravated assault of Neto and discharging a firearm with intent to wound, maim, disfigure or endanger life–Warawa was declared a “dangerous offender,” which, under Canadian law, earned him a mandatory sentence to prison for “an indeterminate period” in 2010. The sentence means that he will remain under supervision indefinitely until the National Parole Board decides he is fit to be conditionally released. On March 16, Warawa, now in his 40s, appeared before the Parole Board of Canada virtually. During the hearing, he described the day when he blinded Neto, saying it was “a …