LAW & ORDER – WHERE DID THE CONCEPT OF POLICING COME FROM?

A long read but some clear insights into how policing came to be what it is today. “Johnson’s Great Society essentially ended when he asked Congress to pass the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, which had the effect of diverting money from social programs to policing. This magazine called it “a piece of …

Top Canadian Police Association Says It’s Time To Decriminalize All Drugs

An enlightened approach. This is what is meant by “defunding the police.” “Merely arresting individuals for simple possession of illicit drugs has proven to be ineffective. Research from other countries who have boldly chosen to take a health rather than an enforcement-based approach to problematic drug use have demonstrated positive results.” https://www.marijuanamoment.net/top-canadian-police-association-says-its-time-to-decriminalize-all-drugs/  

FEDERAL GUIDANCE IN THE RESUMPTION OF JURY TRIALS

I have yet to understand how there can be ANY social distancing in returning to crowded open to the public courthouses and courtrooms, especially those locations where ventilation (HVAC) risk assessment experts did not actually physically access the buildings because of COVID-19. Hope that you don’t get called for jury duty. https://www.ccohs.ca/images/products/pandemiccovid19/pdf/courts-jury-selection.pdf