You have the right to remain silent…so, why don’t you?
What you say CAN and WILL be used you (seriously)! I think it is important to discuss the importance of exercising constitutional rights/freedoms. In particular, the right to remain silent when being questioned by law enforcement about alleged criminal...
Pass from Parliament: New Bill provides “limited immunity” for Good Samaritans
It has been over one year since Dr. Perry Kendall to declare a Public Health Emergency in British Columbia. That emergency announcement has not been retracted, but now, the Federal government is beginning to take additional steps to combat the ongoing crisis. On May...
Weighing the Evidence: Scales of Justice
The scales of justice weighed in favour of an Accused woman earlier this week, when the Ontario Superior Court upheld her acquittal of impaired driving related charges in Ontario. Kimberly McLachlan was acquitted of impaired driving in August 2015 after she succeeded...
PTSD: Post-Trial Struggles & Dysphoria Life after Judgement: Juror Edition
Dialogue surrounding mental illness echoes from the walls of nearly every courtroom across the country, which won’t come as a surprise to anyone. When dealing with an Accused person, both Crown and Defence will investigate what their client’s state of mind was like...
Sticks, Stones & Hate Crimes: When words can actually hurt you
Offensive and shocking cellphone footage has led to criminal charges for a 49 year old man from Hope, B.C. Karry Corbett received a $110 parking ticket, which initiated a heated exchange between Corbett and the parking enforcement officer. Ravi Dhura, of South Asian...
Justice via Vigilante – Justice Denied, Reward Scanty
A vigilante group based out of Surrey, B.C., has been making headlines lately for their efforts in identifying and publicizing child predators to the media via video. It’s a spin-off of Dateline’s “To Catch a Predator”. The videos, which are publicly posted to the...
No Mobile While Mobile!
Distracted driving. It’s a hot topic these days – it seems that technology is steadily advancing, while our common sense refuses to evolve. It’s an issue that, in some ways, exploded overnight. Ever since our provincial government implemented the Immediate...
Snoop Dogg Monologue
Hip hop star Snoop Dogg played a DJ set at Vancouver’s Fortune Sound club on Saturday, April 17, 2016. His travel into Canada, however, was met with resistance by officials at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) – which isn’t anything new for Snoop. He frequently...
Mistaken belief of consent: drawing the line on sexual assault allegations
A man from Saanich, B.C., has learned that he will not face charges of sexual assault stemming from complaints received from 4 women. The man was arrested and a criminal investigation was pursued by RCMP and several senior Crown prosecutors. Upon reviewing the...
Big Brother: Proposed “Injectable” GPS tracking system draws criticism
Apparently, the truth is stranger than fiction, even when it’s like something straight out of George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four: injectable GPS tracking devices for notorious criminals. That’s what Williams Lake City Council members voted on this week – unanimously....
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