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HERE IS WHAT WE ALL HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Posted byDennis Reeve 15 June 2026

Its function is to determine if a crime has been committed and if so, to impose punishment. It is a system of PUNISHMENT, not healing. A contested criminal trial is a battle- a war. No participant emerges without harm. It is not a place for healing.

https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/2489060

Posted byDennis Reeve15 June 2026Posted inUncategorized

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