ADVICE FOR SUCCESS – “Don’t be a scumbag.”
Source: Supreme Advocacy LLP
IF I HAVE AN IGNITION INTERLOCK CONDITION FROM A DRINKING/DRUGGING AND DRIVING CONVICTION CAN I RENT A CAR? – Good question. No is the answer.
To be allowed to drive again, you can only drive vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock, which is basically a breathalyzer attached to your car’s ignition
Source: Because of a DUI conviction, I need to use an interlock. Am I able to rent a car?
Do you think the fact that her husband is a “high ranking” police officer affects her legal or moral culpability in any way? What if her husband was just a regular cop? Would that make a difference? Is it relevant to anything?
The wife of a high-ranking Toronto cop lost her paralegal licence because she was charged in an alleged immigration scam.
Source: Cop’s wife loses paralegal licence over immigration scam charges
A PROBLEM WITH DNA – If you’ve given your DNA to a genealogical site you may find yourself investigated by the police if you have even a remotely related genetic marker to a criminal suspect.
R. v. Le – The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that when police officers entered a private back yard without permission just to see what’s going on and arrest a person in that backyard for possession of firearms, cocaine and cash, that the arrest and detention was illegal and so egregious that they excluded from evidence the items seized by police. This means that you can enjoy your backyard BBQ this summer without police intervention. You might have thought that was always the case but apparently, police didn’t.
Source: R. v. Le – SCC Cases (Lexum)
BILL C-75 – There are good reasons why the proposed amendments to the Criminal Code are contentious. They are all bad ideas that won’t work as they expect.
A rundown of some of the particularly controversial changes the government may be considering
Source: From police evidence to jury selection, here’s where the Liberals are going with justice reform
BAD CRIMINAL LAWS – A 16-year-old girl, “S.K.,” was convicted of child pornography charges for taking a video of herself performing a sex act and sending it to a few of her close friends. Unintended consequences. Unexpected issues. “A finding of guilt would be an attack on the autonomy and self-ownership of all young people.”
A finding of guilt would be an attack on the autonomy and self-ownership of all young people
Source: A 16-Year-Old Girl Is Facing Child Pornography Charges for Making a Sex Video of Herself
BAD CRIMINAL LAWS – You cannot measure impairment by the level of THC or its metabolites in a body. Period. There is no scientific evidence to support our arbitrary criminal THC driving limit.
The researchers found no statistically significant relationship between testing positive for THC and contributing to accidents.
Source: New Car Crash Study Highlights the Irrationality of DUI Laws Based on THC in Drivers’ Blood
REVENGE PORN – Penalties are increasing as “judges are seeing this harm as extremely impactful”. Think twice first. It’s considered more serious than you think it is.
As technology plays a greater role in “revenge porn” cases, Canadian judges have issued harsher sentences as a deterrent, new research says.
Source: Judges issuing harsher revenge porn sentences in Canada | Law Times