B.C. pedophile, homeward bound after Thai prison term, arrested at Vancouver airport

[JLM]

We have charged and convicted persons for committing War Crimes. The crimes were in Rwanda - The trial was in canada - and not the Hague.

Now this pedo posted sex crimes online- if downloaded in Canada he is then guilty as far as I know. And the only way of convicting and lessening this evil is with laws such as we have.
We are becoming more and more a global community.

I would guess if you do something illegal on the internet, it's illegal world wide and probably Mars and Venus as well!

 

[wizard]

... the rcmp are just making up new laws on whim, secret that laws that aren't on the books, to hassle people ...

 

[JLM]

... this kidnapping of an innocent traveller arriving from asia ...

... the rcmp are making the airport a very unsafe place to be and they should be permanently banned from going there ...

You're funnier than Archie Bunker!

 

[Goober]

... the rcmp are just making up new laws on whim, secret that laws that aren't on the books, to hassle people ...

How about posting another one of your threads and leave the rest of us to have a reasonable dicussion.

 

[wizard]

This is actually a bit of a tough one. On the one side I can see the possible serious issue of public safety regarding somebody with his track record. On the other side this is a Canadian citizen who has apparently not committed any crimes in Canada. I would be interested to find out just what the charge was that allowed an arrest warrant to be issued. There may even be a serious civil rights violation if it is some trumped up bogus charge just to get him in custody. Please don't misunderstand, I am not trying to defend this idiot or his actions, I just believe strongly in our constitutional & legal rights and this may be a situation where, with the best intentions in mind, those rights have been breeched.

Could they have found a better pic to make this guy look deranged and dangerous? :lol:

... good for you, PoliticalNick, for having the balls to post a pro-civil liberties statement -- right out of the starting gate too! :smile:

 

[Corduroy]

Well, apparently as the law exists they do. When he committed whatever crimes he did against children in Thailand he also broke Canadian law, so I think they can start back at square one and have another kick at him! Now I'm not sure how valid this procedure is as I would imagine in some third world countries the onus of proof is very limited like (maybe he looks like the guy)

I assume that they would have to prove in a Canadian court that he committed the crime, not that he was convicted of it elsewhere.

 

[wizard]

I would guess if you do something illegal on the internet, it's illegal world wide and probably Mars and Venus as well!

... the prosecution should take place where the supposed crime was committed, not in another country that doesn't have jurisdiciton over the matter. and especially not in a lawless canadian courtroom ...

 

[Goober]

I assume that they would have to prove in a Canadian court that he committed the crime, not that he was convicted of it elsewhere.

From what I understand he posted hundreds on videos on the net. They will have access to the Thai records and a conviction should be easy. He provided his own rope upon which to hang himself.

... the prosecution should take place where the supposed crime was committed, not in another country that doesn't have jurisdiciton over the matter. and especially not in a lawless canadian courtroom ...

Perhaps Saudi- Or do you have any suggestions on where.

 

[wizard]

Perhaps Saudi- Or do you have any suggestions on where.

... only if the crime was perpetrated there. otherwise no ...

 

[JLM]

... the prosecution should take place where the supposed crime was committed, not in another country that doesn't have jurisdiciton over the matter. and especially not in a lawless canadian courtroom ...

And when you commit a crime on the internet how would one prove where the crime was committed? Cyberspace is not confined to any physical location.

 

[wizard]

And when you commit a crime on the internet how would one prove where the crime was committed? Cyberspace is not confined to any physical location.

... cyberspace didn't commit the crime, a person did. and a person's location when they commit a crime can generally be pinpointed ...

 

[PoliticalNick]

And when you commit a crime on the internet how would one prove where the crime was committed? Cyberspace is not confined to any physical location.

Other cases have already gone over this. The crime takes place where the user is located at the time. That is why C-35 has allowances to go after the end user for piracy. Because the sites are hosted in countries where we can't touch them.

 

[Corduroy]

Fun fact: the constituent parts of "the internet" actually do exist in physical locations. They are usually called computers.

 

[wizard]

And when you commit a crime on the internet how would one prove where the crime was committed? Cyberspace is not confined to any physical location.

... true, there can be victims of internet crime in locations other than were the perpetrator is located. fraud comes to mind as a bit of a funny situation that way. i've recently been hit with a wave of credit card fraud by mbna. but who do i report it to? i'm in british columbia, but mbna is located in ontario. who has jurisdiction? not that the canadian authorities combat fraud anyway ...

 

[JLM]

Fun fact: the constituent parts of "the internet" actually do exist in physical locations. They are usually called computers.

I can access my email on any computer in the world and send who knows what to who knows where! :smile:

 

[TenPenny]

I can access my email on any computer in the world and send who knows what to who knows where! :smile:

Oh, don't kid yourself, there are copies kept so whatever you send, from wherever you are, to whoever you send it to, is all traceable.

 

[JaneBlonde]

This pedophile is a teacher, even with no actual criminal record in Canada, he would have access to children. The RCMP Intregation Child Exploitation unit arrested this man to get conditions put in place to try to help protect the CHILDREN. Anyone with a history of being a pedophile isnt about to stop. IMHO they were right to arrest him immediately.

Teacher convicted of sex crimes in Asia in B.C. custody - British Columbia - CBC News

 

[taxslave]

Too bad the bastard is a Canadian citizen. IF not we could just refuse to let him into the country.

 

[Goober]

Too bad the bastard is a Canadian citizen. IF not we could just refuse to let him into the country.

Oops - Hit the red - so sorry about that. meant to hit the green

 

[JLM]

Too bad the bastard is a Canadian citizen. IF not we could just refuse to let him into the country.

Probably better is he was just dropped down an old mine shaft!