SUNDAY MORNING THOUGHTS – Perhaps utilizing the criminal courts is not the best way to deal with intimate partner violence. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/civil-lawsuit-criminal-case-intimate-partner-violence-1.6325951
PREDATORY POLICING FOR PROFIT – Be careful driving through the states. https://nationalpost.com/news/world/a-force-unto-itself-how-a-police-department-in-a-tiny-alabama-town-abuses-its-citizenry
THIS IS AN ETHICAL/MORAL QUESTION. SHOULD EXTREME INTOXICATION RETURN AS A DEFENCE TO VIOLENT CRIMES? Our Supreme Court will revisit this issue. https://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/law/in-depth/2022/revisiting-the-bedrock-of-moral-fault
BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME – Should it be a factor considered? Does it have to be proved? In Alberta, it was considered to be a mitigating factor in sentencing for the killing of her spouse. https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/criminal/court-ruled-that-battered-woman-syndrome-is-a-significant-factor-in-considering-joint-submissions/363324
THE POLICE CAN LIE TO YOU. YOU KNEW THAT, RIGHT? – “The “fake certificates of analysis” purporting to be from a state forensic agency were used on at least five occasions, And officials are considering whether it’s fair for the police to lie to adults, too, since other countries have outright banned the practice.” https://www.vice.com/en/article/3abvnj/virginia-cops-fake-dna-for-confessions?utm_source=email&utm_medium=editorial&utm_content=news&utm_campaign=220113
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. https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7n7m8/catskill-police-tased-man-caught-on-fire-video
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. https://www.yrp.ca/en/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=612600f1-b85a-4fa7-8167-1cd53d771ccd&fbclid=IwAR2R89Z2G-wCPetbSJUHdn9VVwGoVIgDD6IOy0IuNoxfQKE09xX2q7FK-Vs#
If you have a case in which York Regional Police Detective Constable Michael Rapson is involved you should read this. https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/01/toronto-area-cop-ends-career-protest-vaccination-mandates/?fbclid=IwAR1-6zxNPzrotVqXcjq2Ju1kpkbhVPqK0MbDzL8mJp8nTYPyxhTSSyXYszY