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EXCELLENT ADVICE TO A YOUNG LAWYER
1. You Do Not Know Anything. 2. You Know More Than You Think. 3. It is Okay to Feel Nervous. 4. Never Answer a Question Immediately. 5. Get a Life. 6. Find Your Best-Before Date. 7. Be Kind. 8. Stay Open to New Things. 9. Speak the Truth. 10. Enjoy Yourself. https://supremeadvocacy.ca/2020/07/29/what-i-learned-as-a-lawyer/
WE NEED A COMPLETE RETHINK OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
“Criminal justice reform has been a historically difficult thing to implement successfully, yet Norway has proven that these reforms can be tremendously effective if implemented properly. Canada still has a long way to go in the transition from retributive to rehabilitative prisons and demilitarizing police.” https://www.mironline.ca/norways-lessons-for-canada-justice-system-reform/
Court of Appeal rejects lower court’s finding that accused in sexual assault lacked credibility. – The eternal search for truth is often ethereal. Credibility is in the eye of the beholder. Trials are risky endeavours.
https://www.lawtimesnews.com/practice-areas/criminal/court-of-appeal-rejects-lower-courts-finding-that-accused-in-sexual-assault-lacked-credibility/331764?utm_source=GA&utm_medium=20200723&utm_campaign=Newsletter-20200723&utm_content=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D&tu=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D
Ban on conditional sentences for some offences unconstitutional, court rules – This is a fresh breeze blowing away the Harper cobwebs.
https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/ban-on-conditional-sentences-for-some-offences-unconstitutional-court-rules-1.24175862
“”crime” is not an especially useful way of talking about social harms” – It won’t be good for business but it will be much better for society.
https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/07/heres-why-we-can-abolish-most-criminal-justice-system-now
PLEASE CUT YOUR LAWN RESPONSIBLY – Yes, a riding lawnmower is a “conveyance” which you shouldn’t normally be taking on the road anyway. And yes, an e-bike is also a “conveyance”. So is a canoe.
https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario-man-suspected-of-riding-lawnmower-while-drunk-charged-1.5034113
“PROACTIVELY ARRESTING PEOPLE” and “RANDOM DETAINMENT’ are NOT policies that we ever want to hear.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-chief-says-his-federal-agents-are-proactively-arresting-people-in-portland?fbclid=IwAR2U6yJDYPpG6kmxP4YSjDMP_W0RpJjjL7_5iZ_BgXBKITyed-9sbzXmItE
Drug Overdoses Kill More People In West Virginia Than COVID-19 – Well, it is West Virginia after all, but the message is the same. Let’s stop punishing it and start treating it.
https://thefreshtoast.com/column/drug-overdoses-kill-more-people-in-west-virginia-than-covid-19/
VicPD does not support arbitrary stops – This is a police chief with an enlightened attitude.
https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/commentary-from-police-chief-vicpd-does-not-support-arbitrary-stops-1.24171985