Guy walks into a police station. Guy douses himself with hand sanitizer. Cops taze guy. Guy goes up in flames. Cops run away. Guy dies.
FYI if you have to pick up a friend or loved one from the YRP DIstrict #1 HQ in Newmarket for whatever reason, don’t go to the old place at 240 Prospect Street. It’s moved to 429 Harry Walker Parkway South. You’re welcome.
If you have a case in which York Regional Police Detective Constable Michael Rapson is involved you should read this.
DRAWING FROM THE DECK – 1. Campitelli – senior Crown counsel 2. Puddington – senior counsel at Public Prosecution Service 3. Jones – assistant Crown attorney 4. Waby – Attorney General’s criminal law division 5. Waby – Crown Attorney 6. Callaghan – deputy Crown Attorney.
THE COVID EFFECT – Almost 2 years into the pandemic and we’re now starting to see a crumbling of our infrastructure. One small example is the shortage of “drug recognition experts” in York Region.
SHOULD POLICE BE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD? – “”Police officer offenders have historically received lenient sentences which no longer reflect societal values about the inherent harm when they exploit the authority bestowed on them. “They evidence a two-tiered justice system which treats offenders of means and good community standing differently,” the Crown attorneys said.”
WHAT DOES A CRIMINAL DEFENCE LAWYER DO? “Like a heart surgeon or a plumber, you don’t know the value of a criminal defence lawyer until you need one.” This is an excellent article by Neha Chugh.