“BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT” What does it mean? – The difficulties in defining, explaining and understanding this important and fundamental concept.
HOW TO END IMPAIRED DRIVING – I’ve said for a long time that mandating motor vehicle manufacturers to integrate alcohol ignition interlock devices in all motor vehicles would effectively end impaired driving by alcohol. Now there are new technologies that can do the same. Political will is what’s needed.
THE GWEN JACOBS CASE WAS 30 YEARS AGO. HAS MUCH CHANGED?
THE DAWNING OF SYSTEMIC AWARENESS
“In a 78-page decision, Justice Michael Tulloch (of the Ontario Court of Appeal) said the racial context of the crime is a factor in this case. The Crown did not prove that this was a racially motivated crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Nevertheless, the racial context within which this offence took place was a relevant consideration. The current moment of reckoning with respect to systemic racism in Canada is long overdue,” Tulloch wrote.
DID YOU REALIZE THAT THE POLICE CAN STOP YOU AND DEMAND A BREATH SAMPLE WITHOUT ANY REASON WHATSOEVER?
CANNABIS DECRIMINALIZATION: FINALLY AMERICA DOES IT AND THEY DO IT RIGHT
“The bill would remove cannabis as a Schedule I drug from the Controlled Substance Act, reclassifying it so it’s no longer viewed by the government as a highly addictive substance with no medical benefits. It would expunge the federal records of people who’ve been arrested for nonviolent marijuana-related charges, and allow states to tax and regulate weed. And it proposes to tax weed and reinvest that money in Black, Hispanic, and other communities who’ve been most harmed by the war on drugs and the fallout of disproportionately high incarceration rates for drug use.” This is what we should have done and can still do.
