Justice Fergus O’Donnell is known for his creative, expressive and entertaining style of judgment writing (with footnotes). Here he tells the tale of a “pleasant young man” who thinks the law has no jurisdiction over him. “I suppose that if perfectly pleasant young men weren’t led astray from time to time by drugs, alcohol, broken hearts or rubbish on the internet, then the dockets of provincial court wouldn’t be quite as plump as they usually are.” If you have the time, enjoy the read.
Source: CanLII – 2013 ONCJ 160 (CanLII)