Youth crime changes worth doing
Given Prime Minister Stephen Harper's propensity for ditching election promises that make Quebecers unhappy, let's hope he has the courage to act when it comes to fixing Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act.
.....along with no bail for gun crimes, mandatory sentencing, consecutive sentincing for gun possession, elimination of house arrest sentences, etc.
1 dead after 5 shot at downtown barOne person is dead, another just clinging to life and at least three others are in serious condition after a downtown bar shooting early this morning.
- Bob Runciman: Ontario's bail release process highlights government's double standard
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Ontario’s justice system has been the subject of criticism for a number of years. The long list of criticisms includes the perceived leniency of judges, the eroding concern for victims of crime, the slap-on-the-wrist treatment of violent young offenders, and on and on. But, without a doubt, the most contentious element has been and continues to be, the bail release process. The decisions of judges and justices of the peace to release violent offenders and individuals accused of gun crimes back into communities and neighbourhoods where they commit further crimes, often with tragic results, is a staple of almost daily news coverage.
Frequently these crimes involve gang banger versus gang banger, or drug dealer versus drug dealer, but all too often, innocent bystanders become victims.
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