Located in a former remand centre in the Downtown Eastside, the court, which is still under construction, has teams of social workers, drug counsellors and other experts standing by in triage teams. The idea is to provide immediate support to offenders who want to change their lives and get out of the criminal justice system.Steal a car... beat someone down... no problem.
The community court is designed to hear cases involving minor crimes committed in the downtown area, such as theft ranging from auto and shoplifting, mischief, assault and drug possession.
In Lotusland... they know it's not your fault.
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FROM THE COMMENTS:
"So I guess if I ever see Gordo Campbell in the downtown core, the first kick is deductible?"**********
RELATED: Dalton McSlippery has his own version...
...of the "catch and release" initiative...
A little digging and you'll find that not only did the man known as Tizzy spend time incarcerated for an armed robbery, but he was also hit by the court with a 10-year prohibition on possessing a firearm.And, wait a minute, I hear something...
He is on probation for that robbery and was on his own recognizance after being charged in April with drug offences.
In other words, the system had him -- and the system set him free.
He allegedly, you are probably not surprised to hear, didn't seem to follow the court's declarations. Now police allege that he, along with Tristan Francis, 20, who was also on bail for a robbery, was involved in the fatal shooting of Masih.
-- TORONTO -- An 18-year-old Toronto man is to appear in court Thursday on a second-degree murder charge after the shooting death of a man at a bus stop earlier this week.It's a Liberal thing.
Damion Sinclair was charged Wednesday afternoon, Toronto police said.
He was already in police custody at the time of his arrest because he had originally been picked up for unrelated drug and weapons charges, police say.
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