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Law & Order | 207763 hits | May 17 9:07 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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Judges enraged by inadequate access to native sentencing services despite an edict from the Supreme Court of Canada requiring it have been reducing prison terms for serious aboriginal offenders in response, recent court decisions reveal. And as courts str

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  1. by avatar martin14
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:20 pm
    So the judges get upset by a perceived failing by provincial governments,

    but the public gets to pay for it by turning criminals out early, and especially early just because they are Native... just brilliant.


    To the extent that the application of the Gladue principles lead to different sanctions for aboriginal offenders


    This is how you define racism, brought to you from our own judicial system.

  2. by avatar EyeBrock
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:26 pm
    Cops bad, criminals good.

  3. by avatar Brenda
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:34 pm
    "EyeBrock" said
    Cops bad, criminals good.

    Says who?

  4. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:35 pm
    Judges enraged by inadequate access to native sentencing services � despite an edict from the Supreme Court of Canada requiring it � have been reducing prison terms for serious aboriginal offenders in response, recent court decisions reveal.

    Sooooo because the judges are having a hissy fit, they find it necessary to put the public at risk. Yep, that'll teach us...wait, why is this the public's fault again?

  5. by avatar EyeBrock
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:36 pm
    "Brenda" said
    Cops bad, criminals good.

    Says who?


    The media, judges, the OIPRD. Take your pick.

  6. by avatar Gunnair  Gold Member
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:38 pm
    "Brenda" said
    Cops bad, criminals good.

    Says who?

    Our political leadership. Cops in the G20 are nailed and hard for their actions irrespective of any mitigating circumstances while natives are given the proverbial by irrespective of any aggravating circumstances.

  7. by avatar QBall
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:43 pm
    Compliance with the law should not depend on what jurisdiction the case is being heard in, she declared.


    Nor should it depend on who your ancestors were, yet here we are believing because a relative in your distant past may or may have not been screwed over that it somehow excuses you to commit rape.

  8. by avatar Brenda
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:46 pm
    "EyeBrock" said
    Cops bad, criminals good.

    Says who?


    The media, judges, the OIPRD. Take your pick.
    In this article, I see no one blame cops. Or say that criminals are good.
    All that is said, is that a government department is messing up and that judges are fed up.
    They still have to stick to giving the minimum sentence, so I don't necessarily see the difference with any other case, since imho, all judges do lately is give out minimum sentences. Again, my opinion.

  9. by avatar Brenda
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:47 pm
    "QBall" said
    Compliance with the law should not depend on what jurisdiction the case is being heard in, she declared.


    Nor should it depend on who your ancestors were, yet here we are believing because a relative in your distant past may or may have not been screwed over that it somehow excuses you to commit rape.

    R=UP

  10. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:53 pm
    "QBall" said
    Compliance with the law should not depend on what jurisdiction the case is being heard in, she declared.


    Nor should it depend on who your ancestors were, yet here we are believing because a relative in your distant past may or may have not been screwed over that it somehow excuses you to commit rape.

    And more absurdly, though not as heinous, an excuse to smuggle heroin into the country.

  11. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Fri May 18, 2012 1:55 pm
    "Brenda" said

    In this article, I see no one blame cops. Or say that criminals are good.
    All that is said, is that a government department is messing up and that judges are fed up.
    They still have to stick to giving the minimum sentence, so I don't necessarily see the difference with any other case, since imho, all judges do lately is give out minimum sentences. Again, my opinion.

    The only tihng that's messed up is the Supreme Court has determined that one specific set of people gets extra-lenient sentencing guidelines.
    That's pure, unadulterated bullshit right there!

  12. by avatar Brenda
    Fri May 18, 2012 2:01 pm
    "PublicAnimalNo9" said

    In this article, I see no one blame cops. Or say that criminals are good.
    All that is said, is that a government department is messing up and that judges are fed up.
    They still have to stick to giving the minimum sentence, so I don't necessarily see the difference with any other case, since imho, all judges do lately is give out minimum sentences. Again, my opinion.

    The only tihng that's messed up is the Supreme Court has determined that one specific set of people gets extra-lenient sentencing guidelines.
    That's pure, unadulterated bullshit right there!
    Yeah, but in this case, not their own sentencing circle. That's a bonus!

  13. by avatar EyeBrock
    Fri May 18, 2012 2:35 pm
    You get the legal system you deserve.



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