A North American Essay on Justice and Politics (The Birth of a Police State) Blindfolded, Lady Justice holds up the scales of justice as fair and balanced. But such faith in a stone statue may not be practical when the sculpture’s judicial […]
As shown in earlier posts, 90% of all criminal cases in Canada are adjudicated through a plea-bargain. Presently these agreements are presented to the courts without the accountable signatures of the lawyers and the defendant. My proposed legislation, titled, “The Bill of […]
In my previous posts we talked about a crime and a family tragedy that saw a father sentenced without the benefit of due-process. Throughout my many struggles with the justice system through the years, I never denied my actions on the night […]
The justice system’s game of give and take is a dangerous offer of parole that is based on induced compliance. If won by a willing participant who understands how to manipulate the system and win their freedom, the public looses the game. […]
In my book, “Poor Man’s Justice,” I revealed the Correctional Service’s vincictive revocation of my parole in 1994. The maniplulation of the documentation that was manufactured is highlighted in my other posts, and shows the reimprisonment was a vicious act that arose […]
Trust in a nation’s justice system is based on the principle that its citizens are awarded fair and equal treatment under the law. Unfortunately, Canada falls short of this important standard of due-process in all cases. Ninety percent of the nation’s criminal […]
When I addressed the Appellate Court on December 3, 1992, ten days after the denial of my parole, I told the panel of three judges of the deceptive offer given to me by my lawyer, which I believed was done in collusion […]
My refusal to let the justice system control the narrative without my fighting back, took a turn for the worse when I refused to abide by correctional service demands to drop my appeal and postpone an upcoming parole hearing. False and demeaning […]
My previous post, “Controlling the Narrative,” ended on a choice I made in response to a threat by corrections not to talk to my children’s mother while I attended our daughter’s high-school graduation dance. It was one of several demands that were […]
In my first post, “A Matter of Integrity,” it was shown how the plea bargaining process lacks accountability in the Canadian Justice System. It allows those in control to desensitize society by portraying a defendant as uncaring, callus, and unworthy. Prosecutors can […]