FIVE MEN ACQUITTED OF RAPE BECAUSE THE UNCONSCIOUS TEEN DIDN’T FIGHT BACK. It sounds outrageous to us and is clearly a fault in their definition of consent. In Spain, in order to be the offence of rape, there must be some form of violence or intimidation. In order words, there must be some resistance to indicate lack of consent. In Canada, (where rape has been replaced with sexual assault) it is the opposite in that there has to be a positive expression of consent.

A court in Barcelona cleared five men of sexual assault charges on Thursday after saying the crime did not fit the legal definition of rape because the unconscious teenage victim didn’t fight back.

Source: Five men acquitted of rape because unconscious teen victim didn’t fight back

“CRIMINALS” – Why should we care about “those people”?

The term “criminal” is stigmatizing. it conjures up images of Spiderman stringing bank robbers by their feet until the police arrive—okay, maybe that’s just me—but typical views on anyone who’s been arrested, or as organizations like the John Howard Society refer to them: justice-involved, are that these individuals are the lowest of the low because they’re the bad guys who threaten our family’s safety and well-being.

Source: Unpopular Opinion: You should care about ‘criminals’

THE HIGH COST OF A LEGAL EDUCATION – You spend a minimum of 9 years after high school and come out with $100,000 to $200,000 in debt and years behind your peers in earning. Then you have to borrow more to invest in setting up an office and start looking for work in a competitive market while carrying the debt load. This is a reason why lawyers have to charge what they do.

Debt loads are becoming an enduring burden for Canadian law graduates, and that is distorting the profession’s ability to service the public.

Source: Canada’s growing student debt crisis