The courts won’t tolerate anything that savours of mandatory minimums, but maybe we could consider a 100\u002Dstrikes\u002Dand\u002Dyou’re\u002Dout law
Vancouver police “immediately” recognized him on video as a familiar local character/criminal/low-IQ wacko, and they in fact actually beat the thief back to his home, only to welcome him there when he showed up with the ill-gotten merch. A search of his premises yielded the other sculpture he had ripped off the previous day.The NP Comment newsletter from columnist Colby Cosh and NP Comment editors tackles the important topics with boldness, verve and wit.
Point is, this wasn’t a crime without implications, even though the stolen property was returned. This thief, like most thieves, did some small amount of harm that can’t be reversed. He inflicted an incremental injury on the community’s peace of mind. It’s also extraordinary that the police would make even an offhand numerical reference to a suspect’s rap sheet in a situation in which he is in custody but not yet convicted. We’re obviously not dealing with the Pink Panther here, but the presumption of innocence does apply, and police forces have traditionally taken a ludicrously maximalist view of privacy legislation and rules, partly for their own protection.
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