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“Police are less violent when they are being recorded.” Back in the old day we used to spend days hearing from numerous witnesses in a voir dire hearing to determine if an accused person’s statement/confession was voluntary or induced by threats, violence or promises by the police. We don’t do that anymore because the video recording of all statements are now standard procedure and the ability to watch the interview precludes the need for evidentiary hearings in most cases. It assists in the search for truth. Requiring all police officers to wear video cameras in all interactions with the public is only the next logical step and it is now long overdue.

Source: The thin blue line: police accountability

Police officers have discretion in determining the appropriate charge to lay in cases of offensive motor vehicle operation. The decision is made on the basis of the seriousness of the conduct and the degree of moral culpability, not necessarily just the consequences. Driving by its nature is a dangerous activity. Sometimes all it takes is a minor driving error to result in catastrophic consequences. The least serious option is a charge of careless driving which is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act. For more serious cases there is the criminal code offence of dangerous driving. For egregious circumstances there is the criminal code offence of criminal negligence. The more serious the charge the more serious are the potential sentences. I don’t necessarily agree with this article.  It’s up to the police officer to lay the appropriate charge.

Source: Careless driving cases show limits of POA

This article raises a good point. As the police see the problem not as their actions but rather as getting caught on video, surely they will stop videos being taken of them if they can. Apple’s infrared light emitter will work. So will ISHU and like products. https://theishu.com/ These capture cops on video days may be numbered.

Are cops shooting more black people than ever before? No. The cops have always shot black people like this. Nothing “new” is happening.

Source: Apple Gave Us The Power To Surveil The Cops, And They Can Take It Away.

Amidst the calls for gun control in the U.S. the escalating confrontations with/by police play directly into the narrative spun by the NRA and domestic militias for the 2nd amendment right and need for every citizen to be armed to protect themselves from the violent attacks and oppression of the armed agents of the government. Just like a criminal case the other side often has a good argument worth considering.

How are commentators viewing the recent police shooting of Black men and the gunning down of police officers in Dallas? For many, it’s just further evidence that America is a violent nation with pol

Source: How Countries Are Responding To American Police Violence | News One

Whenever there is a question of forgery, handwriting experts are generally counted on to provide expert testimony. New York State Judge Rakoff refused to accept such expert testimony citing the lack of controlling standards and discipline; standardization of training; and general acceptance in the expert community. Moreover, he quoted a research study’s findings that a layperson was able to locate a forgery 92% of the time compared to a forensic document examiner’s accuracy score of 96%. This type of evidence can be challenged.

Hey, wait! That’s not my signature! I didn’t sign that! You think so? Prove it!  I’ve had personal experiences in my trials with handwriting experts. Regarding the questionable signature, the exper…

Source: Handwriting Analysis: Science or Art Form? A New York Federal Judge Weighs In | CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY

Something to think about whether you’re a jury member or an accused person being tried by a jury.

Dogbert reads a letter and says, “What a stupid waste of my valuable time.” Dilbert says, “It’s your civic duty. It’s the small dues you pay for living in a just and free society.” Dogbert replies, “Big whoopee.” Dilbert says, “And you get to play God with other people’s lives.” Dogbert says, “Well, they should say that in the letter.”

Source: Dilbert Comic Strip on 1990-10-16 | Dilbert by Scott Adams

While applying all of the sexual assault stereotypical beliefs and discredited myths prohibited by criminal code amendments and years of jurisprudence in a trial Justice Camp was being elevated to the Federal Court. Now that an inquiry is about to take place he says “the whole sorry episode has made him a better judge and a better person”. We’ll see what the Canadian Judicial Counsel thinks.

IF YOU thought Stanford rape trial judge Aaron Persky was insensitive, wait till you meet his Canadian equivalent.

Source: Canadian judge could lose job over shocking comments to alleged rape victim

Over the last 30 years the way to determine whether a case has taken too long to be tried has been subject to a complex process of detailed analysis and balancing of factors and interests that it has become almost useless. Today the SCC has established a “new framework” that sets presumptive limits of 18 months in the lower court and 30 months in the Superior Court. Now we’ll spend years litigating how this works out.

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Don’t surrender your smart phone to police. It might contain evidence that could be used to prove you guilty of criminal charges.

Source: Don’t Surrender Your Smart Phone | Bruce Yerman, Esq.