A Winnipeg couple living in the affluent Tuxedo neighbourhood learned that the criminal justice system applies equally to all those accused and out on bail despite their family's financial circumstances.
A 21-year-old man accused of multiple offences, including manufacturing 3D-printed guns, applied for a bail review in Manitoba's Court of King's Bench. In support of their son, his parents filed affidavits on Aug. 10 in which they asked that police curfew checks on their son be dropped.
"That alone was a great punishment for a decent and good middle-class young man with no prior offences, but since being released on bail to live with us, Daniel has been repeatedly traumatized by curfew checks at our home day and night," wrote Bell's father in an affidavit to the court. "We have never experienced anything as terrifying, and it has had a terrible effect on all of us. My husband and Daniel work, and it is so unfair for them not to get a proper night's sleep," wrote Bell's mother in her affidavit.
The family said in affidavits that the police curfew checks are happening at all hours of the day and night and they are worried what their neighbours must think. "It wasn't anticipated that police would be checking with such frequency that it would impact their life in such a massive way," said Sutherland.Sutherland said the family has a lot on the line and will ensure Bell is in compliance with his conditions.
She said her son hasn't been convicted of a crime and sees "no good reason why he should be subjected to being hounded by police on a regular basis … as well, my husband and I do not deserve to be punished and frightened, and we have a right to our privacy."Winnipeg police couldn't comment specifically on this case but say in general, there is no specific number or frequency allotted for police curfew checks.
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