no1important said:I wonder if they are under 18 and over 16 can they be raised to Adult court like they can for murder?
The one problem I have with Young Offenders law is they do not name the minors names.
You must remember that while the police have confiscated surveillance tapes and are expressing a high degree of confidence, the boys are still only accused of committing a sex crime.no1important said:. . . I have no problem with most of charges young offenders face keeping their names hidden but I do think for sex crimes and murder their names should be released so the neighbours/public know who they are. . .
Nascar_James said:My guess would be if the nature of this crime was serious enough to warratnt it, these guys would get transferred to adult court. If they are man enough to commit adult crimes . . . .This girl should give the names of these fellows to the news agencies here in the US. They will publish the names, no problem.
GL Schmitt said:Neither would I council anybody to contravene Canadian civil law in a public forum.
Let’s not get mealymouthed.Nascar_James said:GL Schmitt said:Neither would I council anybody to contravene Canadian civil law in a public forum.
Publishing the names of the Canadian young offenders by US media is not contravening Canadian Civil Law. It doesn't apply here.
She's going to have to switch provinces......if this girl is indeed telling the truth, and she can't go back to school due to fear of reprisals, the families of those repsonsible should pay her compensation for her ordeal. She will probably need to switch schools now.
If she stays away from the media, probably just names. :wink:Twila said:She's going to have to switch provinces......
There has been racism originating from the Toronto Police department. It may have been cleaned up by now, and I wouldn’t know, but that kind of issue has a long shelf life.coldstream said:I was wondering how long it would take before people started playing the race card with this. . .
GL Schmitt said:There has been racism originating from the Toronto Police department. It may have been cleaned up by now, and I wouldn’t know, but that kind of issue has a long shelf life.coldstream said:I was wondering how long it would take before people started playing the race card with this. . .
Secondly, the optics are bad. Everyone charged happens to be black.
With no more knowledge than what has been in the media, the event seems to surround the high school basketball team. The last time I watched basketball, I did not see a Caucasian on the court.
So, despite the bad optics, the Toronto Police's actions may be justified.
But, let me repeat, racism has a long shelf life.
Reverend Blair said:Where are the fathers?
Running a train on Mrs. Cleaver? :roll:
TenPenny said:I'm not sure what the "sexual assault" element of the whole thing is, it is mentioned but not really discussed.
At any rate, it's a wonderful thing that race is always the case; interesting how 16 people can be charged, and it's all racism. Wow.
And all the "experts" are "stunned" that the victim didn't feel she could come forward before. Well, then those "experts" don't live in the real world, do they? Despite all of the talk about ending bullying, if you rat on someone, you pay the consequences. That's all there is to it. And the response of the parents of the accused shows this is true. I'd like to hear some parents say, "i'm gonna get to the bottom of this, and my boy's gonna pay for his sins if guilty."