By Here’s what happened, from 2 viewpoints. You can draw your own conclusions. That’s the point: you CAN draw your own conclusions. PoliceOne Staff PALESTINE, Texas Body camera footage capturing the split-second decision officers were forced to make when a suspect pulled what appeared to be a handgun has been released. Source: Video: Texas cops …
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AM I A CRIMINAL IN CANADA? IT’S COMPLICATED –
“Since June, 2013, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is serious about removing those who have criminal records in oversea or in Canada. In fact, it is their top priority to remove people with criminal records. (There are) two issues, instead of one issue – (1) criminal inadmissibility assessment AND (2) misrepresentation for non-disclosure.” Consult …
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WARRANTLESS CAR SEARCHES AT COURT – Controversial court security act proclaimed into law
Did you know that if you have to attend court because you’ve been charged, or you’ve been subpoenaed as a witness or victim or summoned for jury duty or simply want to observe the court process you not only have to submit to the usual entry checkpoint security process but also may be required to …
Federal public safety minister, RCMP clash over banned rifle | National Post
WHO’S IN CHARGE? – While Harper’s Public Safety Minister bickers with the RCMP people are being charged, convicted and imprisoned for having a gun prohibited because it has a wood coloured stock instead of a black plastic stock, which is not prohibited. This is not the first time the government has taken issue with the …
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All charges dropped against lawyer arrested at Brampton courthouse – AND YOU WANT AN APOLOGY?
Do you remember last February when Peel Regional Police stormed into a Brampton court room, arrested and handcuffed a lawyer in her court gown and paraded her through the halls and charged her with passing drugs to her incarcerated client during the trial? Then the police LIED about what they did to her. Today the …
PARDON? WHAT PARDON? – Making pardons tougher to obtain is harsh and unfair | Toronto Star
In Harper’s Canada once a criminal always a criminal. Roy McMurtry and Anthony Doob are two men who know what they’re talking about. “People make mistakes. And people change. But for Harper, there is no getting past a criminal conviction. For him, people are defined by the worst thing they once did. Stephen Harper’s Canada …
MINORITY REPORT CANADIAN STYLE
“Support the Palestinian cause? Cheer on Ukrainian irregulars blowing up Russian ammunition dumps? Defend an armed uprising against the Chinese occupation of Tibet? Best think again before saying any of that out loud. Any of us who question the current order of things could be charged with a precrime, not by “precogs” in a bubble, …
ELECTRONIC TRAILS
It seems that everything we do leaves some sort of electronic trail, whether it be on-line or the ubiquitous security cameras or 407ETR records or ….. “The Crown said Tuesday it would present evidence that included recordings of fake 911 calls allegedly found on the accused’s computer, as well as logs from Skype and a …
REALITY vs. POLITICS -State of Incarceration – Doc Zone
The Harper gov’t has done a 180 degree turn in the direction of criminal law and is taking us down the disastrous path the U.S. has discovered doesn’t work. “It’s striking to realize that the crime rate is as low as it is, yet we’re undergoing the largest prison expansion since the 1930s.” The clear …
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WHAT IS PROFESSIONALISM?
“Professional means ethical. It means upright. A profession is a calling, not just a job. When you are professional, you act with the highest standards of integrity and regard for your clients. It is professional to tell the truth, especially when it is hard to do so. People will remember the way you handle yourself …