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STIFFER PENALTIES FOR STUNT DRIVING

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“Justice delayed – Nearly 60% of violent crime cases are stayed or withdrawn in Canada”
THE YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT – In view of the recent arrests of young people as guns for hire and a 12-year-old who ran down a police officer, it’s good to know what the maximum penalties for serious offences are under the Act.First degree murder – 10 yearsSecond degree murder – 7 yearsIt is possible that, if the youth is 14 years of age or older, the Crown can apply for a Judge to impose an adult sentence, in which case the YCJA maximums do not apply.
WAIT! WHAT? WE’RE GETTING MIXED MESSAGES.
HERE IS WHAT WE ALL HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
The “overwhelming disappointment,” she wrote, is believing that in Canada, “we would be better than this. “The actions of the (Maplehurst) officers prove sadly that we are not.”