On September 21, 2011, at 11:08 pm Eastern Daylight Time, Troy Anthony Davis was declared dead. Cause of death: lethal injection. Administered by: employees of the state of Georgia. Legal justification of homicide: a court order. Grounds…
From my experiences dealing with the different participants in the justice system (accused, victims, witnesses, court personnel, etc) and listening to the public’s opinion, I feel confident in saying that most people are frustrated with…
When a local Georgian Township man, Trevor Middleton, was convicted of assault and criminal negligence in December, 2009, friends and family of the victims were hopeful that justice was served. During the case, the jury…
The March 8th 2010 issue of Maclean’s, “Canada’s magazineâ€, has this to say about the Conservative government’s elimination of two-for-one credit for pre-sentence custody: Do the time “It seems like a no-brainer: convicted criminals shouldn’t…
Quebec woman avoids jail for sex assault on son A 55-year-old woman has been given a conditional sentence, to be served in the community, for sexually assaulting her teenage son.
If a teacher and a student fall in love and have a consensual sexual encounter, should the teacher go to jail for 10 years? What if the student is of the age of consent? What…
Judge ignores legislation, gives bum pincher light sentence (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
Elinor Mills of CNET.com has conducted an interesting interview with the famous hacker, Kevin Mitnick. Beginning at 12-years of age, Mitnick primarily used social engineering to manipulate and gain unauthorized access to telecommunications networks; for example,…
If I have a theme for this week, I guess it would be “implied constitutional principles.” Following up on the California gay marriage ruling, I have another post today, this time from much closer to…
