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If the system is enabling individuals to commit crimes, it needs to be talked about. Here "the system" is not protecting people who are vulnerable, because of a fixation on a certain problem. Sometimes the solution can be worse that the problem it addresses, a fact the naive "just recently awaked" fail to grasp.

I'll explain. The judge could not explain why his court is legitimate - what service it provides to the citizens. Yet he sees it fit to assign long prison sentences for non-violent crime, crime of thought and ideas. This is arbitrary, it crosses the line into repression. When Putin or Xi jail their critics is it much different? When Galileo and Bruno were persecuted for their scientific views was it essentially different. Are courts in Canada legitimate only because judges can send you to jail if you refuse to believe? Democratic legitimacy is not on pretty paper or in a fancy robe. When consensus changes to repression legitimacy is lost don't mind the paper. So easy to forget. Because we can.

Also doesn't help when you have members who call anyone who disagrees with them a Nazi.

BC judges let violent offenders walk all the time but you better not criticize the court or you will do jail time. I have no sympathy for this guy but I also think our courts have some seriously screwed up priorities.

Nice try. A 15 year-old kid versus trying to overthrow an entire national election through repeated, deliberate lies, destruction of two innocent companies, a massive riot, five dead, millions and millions of government dollars wasted in pointless recounts, an impeachment… yeah, tell us they’re equal. I’ll show you 787 million reasons why they aren’t.

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/local-news/premier-says-bc-judges-are-rejecting-prosecutors-detention-requests-6891053 In B.C, Eby said, preliminary data on bail hearings indicates more than half of the attempts by prosecutors to seek detention are being rejected by the courts. “Prosecutors in B.C. only seek detention when they are concerned about the safety of the public, the risk of reoffending and public confidence in the justice system,” Eby said. "Police and prosecutors in B.C. are doing their part within existing laws to keep people safe. The federal government must act on its promise to amend federal bail laws to address this national risk to public safety showing up in every province and territory.” Meanwhile, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo is still hoping his private member’s bill, calling for stricter bail laws on gun crimes, eventually becomes law. Caputo, the Conservative Party’s associate shadow minister for justice and attorney general and former Kamloops Crown prosecutor, said his bill would see a greater burden placed on repeat offenders to justify why they should be granted bail — known as a reverse onus as that test is usually up to the prosecution. Caputo has noted Toronto Police statistics showed half of shooting-related homicides in Canada’s largest city in 2022 involved accused people who were on bail when the crimes were committed. This little social experiment of trudeau's has got to stop. It is literally getting people killed. A lot of people If it were just in one province we could say that perhaps it was something OTHER than his crime policy. But it's not - it's every province that's noticing the uptick and the percentage of crimes being committed by repeat offenders is skyrocketing Police in vancouver spoke of a case where a man was arrested on a violent crime - released - arrested later, released - arrested later again - ALL IN THE SAME DAY. I don't care if you're liberal, ndp, conservative of space alien - this is beyond political lines and Trudeau has to take action IMMEDIATLY. Not 6 months from now, not a year from now - not JUST before an election campaign ... people are dying today.

I am a Canadian parent. I have raised 2 daughters and a son, all are young adults. One is in college.

Yes the wokesters and GOP hardcores are a bunch of fools. I suspect reasonable people are either not as loud and pushy or an endangered species.

Maybe we should have to do one of those re-captcha things every time we log in. Humans are theoretically still better than AI bots at figuring those out.

Truth and facts aren't their thing. They run on fear and anger. Those two things are incredibly motivating for humans and fear and anger have been tools for manipulating the public for millenia. Get the public mad about something or afraid of something and it's EASY to get them to either take action or to give you unprecedented power to take action. ANd then they will claim YOU are the one who's afraid and angry - because then they can dismiss any argument you make as just being the fear and anger talking. They are the ultimate snake oil peddlers and holy relic sellers.

1. Judge has to explain to the citizens the necessity and justice of a lengthy prison term for a non-violent crime. 2. This is dissent. Dissent punished by long jail sentence to make an example. Do you see anything wrong with the approach?

So private. Entirely. So there you go. And i note you ignored clinton ALSO talked to the russians and shared info when it suited her. Thats' where the supposed 'steele' dossier came from. Of course the russians lied to her as later investigations discovered but she still talked to them through her people. Sure they did. It's right in the mueller report. I'd post it but it's been posted so many times i'm tired of it. You can find it yourself. But that is what they said - no evidence or indication of it. Then he tried to say "but - trump was so bad during the investigation that the investigation itself represents a crime on his part. but that failed as well. 3 years and 69 special agents and god knows how much money .... all just to prove there's no reason to believe he did anything wrong. What a waste.

And i think that's the answer right there. It's fine to say a trans woman is different than a man. And it's fine to say trans women are a type of woman. (ish). But to say they are the same as a biological woman is false, and basing your laws and policies on lies rarely works out well (trudeau, i'm looking at you. Staaaaaaaaare )

The judge acted like a tyrant, using his power to crush someone who doesn’t know better. Nothing will be done about this as usual.

This guy gets a one year prison sentence for speaking nonsense while violent offenders and criminals destroying businesses have been arrested and released the next day on bail. Repeatedly. Some have long criminal records of criminal offences. The justice system is a disaster.

This is a non-violent crime. This is a thought crime. A year in a jail, seriously? While violent repeat offenders go of on an early parole routinely? You don't see anything wrong here? This is as arbitrary as it gets. You're on the path of putins and haven't even noticed. "Constitution", right. Putin had that one too.

ah, but British is not a nation there's no such thing as British Nationalism British & Nationalist are polar opposites Britain is a team of rivals an assembly of nations which are in conflict, often sworn enemies Nationalism drives those enemies into civil war British is the solution, the anti-Nationalist peace agreement British is simply a system of governance Parliamentary Supremacy & the rule of law under the protection of the British Crown that's the only thing binding me to Quebec it's not like I am Quebecois or could ever be one even if I tried they have their relationship to the Crown Ontario has a separate relationship to the Crown so long as we don't become Nationalists ;there is no cause for Ontario & Quebec to go to war against each other they can fly their Fleur-de-lys, I can fly my Red Ensign, in splendid isolation from each other

When the law is not to the benefit of a general citizen and democracy, the only legitimacy of it is the force. Then, the difference between democratic law and repressive one is erased. Putin has "laws" and his hand courts can quote the scripture too. The essence of democratic law is not on the paper, not in the robe appointed by some obscure political process and not in the prerogative to dole out jail sentences. The justice system has to assure the society, a general citizen that the decision is necessary, proportional and just. Anything short of that is arbitrary and can signify a digression into punitive repression. There's no default prerogative to govern and to deal out law in a democracy, it, the privilege has to be earned and maintained with very high majority of decisions if not every one.

I agree. How does rule of law apply when a judge can purposely make an example out of someone by setting an unreasonably long prison sentence? Aren't we all supposed to be equal under the law?

Sounds like arbitrary self-righteous application of justice in "because we can" style. Rarely a good conclusion. The ultimate legitimacy of democracy and its institutions, each and any of them is in the service they provide to the citizens in good quality and faith. Very easy to forget. "We think so you are".

No no no - that's a combination of transphobic and homophobic If you don't like the guy who agrees to date the man who is now a lady - THATS being a bigot. I think i have a flowchart around here somewhere .... it might be too big a file to upload... Edit - Oh and side note - asking that question makes you a nazi. So there's that.

maybe don't hire the girl who has posters all about how stupid she is as your marketing person. "who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool that hires them?"

Woke Bud Light Vice-President of Marketing Alissa Heinerscheid has taken a leave of absence weeks after the company was criticized for its partnership with a transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

He has the pride of a bot. He can get caught lying all day and not even blink.

Sounds like you need some help yourself. Your fallen nature has control now.

This is kind of what's happening to the convoy leaders. They're paying the price of thinking they're above the law I guess.

There are lots of examples in history where the majority thought a certain way and then later it was found out that they were wrong or mistaken. Millions of people believe all sorts of things that have been proven wrong. Why do you blindly accept the climate scam? It was claimed that people are born homosexual. But it was later found that was false. There is no evidence in the genes. Yet you believed that lie too. Millions of people worship Mary and other saints. Yet the Bible condemns that as idolatry (Maryolatry). We have had 50 years of false climate predictions. Yet you claim man-made climate change is the problem. Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions - Competitive Enterprise Institute (cei.org)

Kids do not need your gross efforts to normalize tranies.! If you don't understand that, I'd say your unfit to be a parent. The very idea you're proposing is sickening and dangerous.

It is a claim of fact. For him to know it would have to be true. So she's stating it's true. I get that english isn't your first language - but that's how it works. She called his presidency illegitimate. And it's hardly the only time. You asked for proof - you got proof - now don't throw a fit just because you were wrong. There is no such evidence - as the mueller report showed. None. not a drop of evdence. So how are you any better than trump is? You're both claiming that the election was rigged despite clear proof to the contrary. I mean what kind of person are you? Wait... Hillary? Is that YOU??!?!

it's a really good point. For 3 years the left wing political party and media claimed that trump "stole the election' with help from the russians. And after exhaustive investigation it turned out to be completely untrue and that the left lied. And the left and their supporters are fine with it. Trump claims some machines stole the eleciton and the right wing media agrees and it turns out to be untrue and the left claims it's just the worst thing ever and the right always lies and lives in fear. It's sad what's happening in amerca these days.

You mean like when lefties falsely claimed Donnie worked with Russia and his daughter in law had white powder sent to her home? You play the victim but the behavior of the left over the past 6 or 7 years has been a disgrace. Plus the 15 year old CHILD that Washington Post slandered had death threats as well..

No obviously you can’t find them on the Trans Canada, they’re Trans phobic! Sheesh use your head man!

It doesn't take a genius to deceive a fool. Humanity had so much potential for intelligence. Nah, why bother?

No you don't recall anything at all - it's just a bunch of hooey you made up. Meanwhile you flagrantly put words into other people's mouths without a care in the world for what anyone thinks. Now that's chutzpah I tell you!

I recall just fine and so do you. So at the end of the day that's what you are - the kind of person who would fake quotes deliberately and then attempt to cover the fact up when called on it. You get to live with that, and the fact that people know that about you now.

Nationalist - she's a lefty. She doesnt' understand jokes or humour. She's got no soul! Don't confuse her like that !

How long have you had these unhinged fears of being persecuted and beliefs that evil trans folk are coming after your kids? You need help. Luckily, your in Canada where they enjoy universal healthcare. Go see a psychiatrist. You owe it to yourself and your family. The only thing your a victim of is alt-right propaganda.

How would we all feel about agreeing that individual cases aren't sufficient proof to support the overall approach? Because people can pepper these pages with all kinds of individual cases.