Boy with autism, 13, shot several times by police after mom calls for help in Salt Lake City- Is the lesson here that if you need help do NOT call the police?
“A (BIG) step to decriminalize drug possession.” – This is effectively a defund the police move, but with police approval.
THE WAR ON DRUGS was a very bad idea. “Society is finally coming to realize that the heavy-handed approach of the criminal-legal system is ineffective and built off racist and colonial ideologies—and that we can imagine better alternatives.”
LEGAL PSYLOCIBIN – for medical use.
For the first time since 1974 magic mushrooms have been granted an exemption upon the belief that the exemption is needed for a medical or scientific purpose or is in the public interest. Studies are being conducted about psilocybin’s potential therapeutic benefits for treating anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and problematic drug use.
BIG NEWS! – Possession of controlled substances for personal use is effectively decriminalized. Not completely, but this is a hugely progressive and informed social step supported by police and health care professionals. Now Parliament has to step up.
EXCELLENT ADVICE TO A YOUNG LAWYER
1. You Do Not Know Anything. 2. You Know More Than You Think. 3. It is Okay to Feel Nervous. 4. Never Answer a Question Immediately. 5. Get a Life. 6. Find Your Best-Before Date. 7. Be Kind. 8. Stay Open to New Things. 9. Speak the Truth. 10. Enjoy Yourself.
https://supremeadvocacy.ca/2020/07/29/what-i-learned-as-a-lawyer/
WE NEED A COMPLETE RETHINK OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
“Criminal justice reform has been a historically difficult thing to implement successfully, yet Norway has proven that these reforms can be tremendously effective if implemented properly. Canada still has a long way to go in the transition from retributive to rehabilitative prisons and demilitarizing police.”
https://www.mironline.ca/norways-lessons-for-canada-justice-system-reform/
