The ReeveLaw Blog – Page 59 – Criminal Defence Law Blog

SOME PEOPLE ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO DEFEND – You may recall her by her brazen social media posts praising drunk driving.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/darya-selinevich-drunk-driving-charge-1.5623595

IF A COURT DECISION SEEMS RIDICULOUS IT’S USUALLY BECAUSE YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND IT – This decision did not say what you think it did.

https://www.canadalandshow.com/no-intoxication-is-not-a-legitimate-defence-for-sexual-assault-in-ontario/

SASKATCHEWAN – Impaired driving fatalities, injuries in province hit record low in 2019: SGI. Is this a cultural shift?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/impaired-driving-fatalities-drinking-saskatchewan-1.5621723

Assist citizen call. Police attend. Citizen dead.

SIU

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/62-year-old-man-dead-after-police-involved-shooting-in-mississauga-siu-investigating-1.4993281

Canadian Police Killed Second Indigenous Person in a Week – Yet another reason why the entire concept of policing has to be re-evaluated.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkygwy/canadian-police-killed-rodney-levi-second-indigenous-person-in-a-week

Police Killed a Young Indigenous Woman In New Brunswick During Wellness Check – “the officer fired five times” Yet another reason why the entire concept of policing has to be re-evaluated.

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/n7wn4z/police-killed-a-young-woman-in-new-brunswick-during-wellness-check?utm_source=stylizedembed_vice.com&utm_campaign=n7wzdd&site=vice

Dashcam Video Shows Canadian Police Jump Tackling, Punching Indigenous Chief –

“RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said the force doesn’t have a systemic racism problem and she “struggles” with the term.” Yet another reason why the entire concept of policing has to be re-evaluated.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wzdd/dashcam-video-shows-police-jump-tackling-punching-indigenous-chief

Two Canadian Police Officers Have Been Charged After Killing Potential Witness – Yet another reason why the entire concept of policing has to be re-evaluated.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3azb39/two-canadian-police-officers-have-been-charged-after-killing-potential-witness

SUSPENDED POLICE OFFICER COLLECTS $1 MILLION+ – Yet another reason why the entire concept of policing has to be re-evaluated.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5pyqy/toronto-cop-who-has-been-paid-dollar1-million-on-suspension-nears-legal-decision

“Supreme Court chief justice suggests Criminal Code changes to cut into court backlogs.”

Significant changes are absolutely necessary however efficiency and expediency have never been a factor sufficient to justify the truncation of rights or processes in the solemn search for the truth. A backlog does not justify short cuts.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stefanovich-chief-justice-reopening-proposals-1.5604773