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s172_CHARGED

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:38 pm

Joined: Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:28 pm
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National Post Article
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2465875

Even after countless debates and several JP's and and even higher appeals court ruling that s.172
IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, the rogue (agenda driven)
prosecutors (read persecutors) are still hell bent on one thing.
VENGEANCE!

dis·pas·sion·ate
Function: adjective
: not influenced by strong feeling; especially : not affected by personal or emotional involvement :

Can someone tell me / speculate why these prosecutors are not acting dispassionately as they are
supposed to as set out by the guidelines from the UCLC rules [(duty as a prosecutor 4.01(3)
that governs the practices of provincial prosecutors?

I don't understand why they are not abating to general public and higher
court consensus?? Something starting to smell pretty rotten!

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racer

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:27 am

Joined: Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:27 pm
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Location: Guelph, Ontario

To these prosecutors, every ticket against them counts against them. That's why many will offer a reduced penalty if there is a prospect of them loosing. Doing one's job properly is a great motivator. Whoever said that a lawyer was a devil's advocate was right - there are criminal lawyers that make possible letting people go free from a murder trial.

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fortec_man

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:11 am

Joined: Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:20 pm
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Although there are a couple of judgements saying that the 50 over part of the legislation is unconstitutional, there's now another judgement from a few weeks ago saying that it's ok. Until a decision comes from a high enough court, you'll continue to see prosecutions.

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hwybear

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:14 pm

Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:21 am
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Location: In YOUR rearview mirror!

fortec_man wrote:

...if it holds at higher it will remain, if not, the gov't will just reword...and go through the process again...

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cruzmisl

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:39 pm

Joined: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:24 am
Posts: 98

Anyone have any idea when the decision will be? I thought it was supposed to by the end of this month (February).

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Reflections

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:37 am

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Location: somewhere in traffic

cruzmisl wrote:

Anyone have any idea when the decision will be? I thought it was supposed to by the end of this month (February).

End of month + Court system = Aug???? :lol:

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Radar Identified

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:53 pm

Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:26 pm
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Location: Toronto

Reflections wrote:

End of month + Court system = Aug????

August of 2012, maybe...

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