This afternoon, Julian Falconer gave a talk at the Empire Club of Canada titled “The Politics of Punishment: Depoliticizing Justice Reform.” He focused primarily on the Harper government’s “tough on crime” agenda, and made some…
On Friday, Kory Teneycke, a former top adviser to PM Stephen Harper, was interviewed on CTV’s Power Play about the Khadr decision: Here’s a transcript of the best parts: All of the same sob story…
In an interesting twist, the Crown has decided to stay all charges against fourth year UWO student Irnes Zeljkovic. Zeljkovic’s incident involving UWO Campus and London Police made national headlines late last year when he…
Cezary Jan Strusiewicz of Cracked has the 7 Bullshit Police Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies): #7. Forensic Science is Magic #6. The Insanity Defense Lets You Get Away With Murder #5. Not Talking To…
It’s a common refrain in the media, that the threat of terrorism comes from Islamic extremism. Not true, according to a new study revealed by researchers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina…
Bruce Canton explains how prominent Guatemalan lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg arranged his own assassination and tried to pin it on the President. He even made this video for you to see. Now that’s some dedication to…
William Saletan over at Slate thinks there’s a distinction between terrorist attacks and casualties of war. So why is this distinction even important? …if we can’t tell the difference anymore—if we need lessons in the…
A serious problem with the Ontario justice system that is overshadowed by the legal aid boycott is the enormous segment of the population that does not qualify for legal aid but can’t afford a lawyer….
Check Points has the Top Ten DUIs for the Decade: * Academy Award nominee Nick Nolte was arrested in September 2002 when highway patrol pulled him over for erratic driving in Malibu. Nolte was described…
In 2007, Chinese language media in Ontario began coverage about an interesting phenomenon: in and around popular Lake Simcoe fishing spots, reports of incidents where anglers of Asian decent were targeted for assault. Most commonly,…
[display_podcast] In October of this year, Irnes Zeljkovic was arrested at the University of Western Ontario by the UWO Campus Police. The arrest was caught on tape by at least two bystanders, who posted videos…
Over 13Â years ago Jeru Da Damaja warned wannabe gangsters in Wrath of the Math, I never knew hustlers, confessed in stereo. Or on video, get caught you’ll know who turned State’s Evidence, murder weapon,…
