A couple of decades ago our government closed local jails and opened superjails. There has been an ongoing seemingly endless labour dispute which results in many lockdowns. “The facility can be locked down simply because one jail guard calls in sick. The inmate is holed up with another inmate not of his choosing, confinement for …
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THE SKYPE SEX SCAM – a fortune built on shame – BBC News
THE SKYPE SEX SCAM – This is posted as a PSA. Be aware and be careful out there. Arab men are being targeted by blackmailers who trick them into them masturbating on webcams – then make them pay for it. Source: The Skype sex scam – a fortune built on shame – BBC News
THE PROBLEM OF JUDICIAL ARROGANCE
Are Judges arrogant? Sometimes. Is it a problem? Well, when it occurs it is. The bottom line is: ” judicial arrogance is wrong. It is a wrong that gets committed too often and called out too little. Judges need to strive for humility – to recognize it as a virtue.” The article is an interesting …
Crown’s cross-examination leads to retrial
CROWN’S CROSS-EXAMINATION LEADS TO RETRIAL – I believe this may be the third case recently. It’s what happens when it’s forgotten that “Crown counsel have an obligation not simply to secure convictions but to ensure that justice is done, and so they are rightly held to a high standard of conduct,”. A FAIR trial is …
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CAN JUDGES JUMP JOINT SUBMISSIONS ON SENTENCE?
#53 The law requires that we ensure that any client who pleads guilty to an offence is aware that it is the Judge who sets the sentence, not the lawyers. When the Crown and defence present a joint submission on sentence can a Judge go above or below it? The SCC says the answer is …
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FACEBOOK PRIVACY NOTICE – STOP POSTING IT!
“We’ll put this simply to avoid further confusion: stringing together nonsensical bits of pseudo-legalese cannot save you from succumbing to the rules and regulations of the Facebook gods. You can’t change the terms of a legal agreement with a Facebook status update. Stop it.” This Facebook hoax has been meaningless for FOUR years. STOP! Source: …
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CRIMINAL LAWYERS ARE NOT IN IT FOR THE MONEY -Defence counsel hit hardest by antiquated court processes
“Our wealthy Bay Street brothers and sisters laugh at our modest hourly rates and require smelling salts when told about payments under the legal aid system. Criminal defence lawyers oil the machinery of justice, and we pay for that privilege. Or so my fax machine tells me.” Source: Defence counsel hit hardest by antiquated court …
CROSSING THE BORDER AND MARIJUANA CONSUMPTION -The anatomy of an exclusion: How it happens
Even though recreational use of marijuana will soon be legal here and is legal in some States, having been convicted, found guilty or confessing to border officers marijuana (or other restricted drugs) use or consumption at any time in your life will find you excluded from entry into the U.S. for life. The conundrum is …
OPIOID ADDICTION —> CARFENTANIL -Several Chinese companies willing to export carfentanil
It often starts with oxycodone and leads through heroin to fentanyl and now carfentanil, described as “a tool of war for terrorism”. “A kilogram of carfentanil shipped from China was recently seized in Canada. The powder contained 50 million lethal doses — more than enough to wipe out the entire population of the country.” The …
CRIME IS DOWN IN CANADA
According to Statistics Canada 2014 report “Both the police-reported Crime Severity Index (CSI) and the crime rate continued to decline in Canada in 2014, furthering a longer-term downward trend.” So other than political gain what was all that “Tough on Crime” agenda perversion of the truth all about? Here are all the details you’d ever …