Funnily enough, just last week, another notable convicted criminal recently got a sentence of seven years.
His name is Jamal Joshua Malik Wheeler, whose criminal record in July 2023 included three attacks on total strangers on Edmonton’s public transit system. He mugged one transit rider using an axe, which got him a 14-month sentence. He punched another, sending him onto the LRT tracks. He sprayed three others with bear spray.
He was out on bail, conditions of which included staying away from public-transit property, when he fatally stabbed 52-year-old father of six Rukinisha Nkundabatware, a total stranger. Originally charged with second-degree murder, Wheeler was allowed to plead guilty to manslaughter. And yes, his sentence was seven years — the ridiculously low end of the Crown’s ask.
When a system known for outrageous leniency goes medieval, people have a right to be baffled
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And then on Monday, the Crown, defence and judge in a Quebec courtroom coughed up an absolute hall-of-fame sentence. In October 2014, Oumaima Chouay admits, she decamped for Turkey and then Syria, and signed up with the nice folks at ISIL. She married a fellow traveller, had two kids, and in 2017 was captured and imprisoned by Syrian Democratic Forces.
Canada brought her home in 2022.
Chouay pleaded guilty to participating in a terrorist group’s activities, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years. Her sentence, no word of a lie: One day, plus three years of probation…but she didn’t run afoul of the
Trudeau now Carney Liberal government.
Scott Gillingham (Winnipeg’s Mayor) told Global Winnipeg he wants to see more done to address repeat offenders in Canada, and has spoken with the federal justice minister on the topic.
The incident, at the Unicity Walmart on Tuesday afternoon, involved a pair of young suspects with warrants for multiple breaches of court conditions.
“The disturbing reality is we’ve got four young people — two of them 13 years old,” Gillingham said.
“(Plus) a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old who, by the reports, have court orders that they’re breaching … and this is a consistent problem, a consistent theme: individuals arrested for committing crime who are breaching their court orders.”
Winnipeg’s mayor says he’s frustrated and angry after the news of four
teens arrested for an
armed robbery attempt.
The mayor said governments are putting more law enforcement boots on the ground, as well as more money into youth programs, but there needs to be accountability for bad actors.
“We have to have laws in this nation that prioritize the safety of the public and prioritize victims instead of seemingly defending the criminal,” he said. “It has to change.
John Graham of the Retail Council of Canada said many provinces, including Manitoba, have been advocating for changes and he’s hopeful the province will look into security guard training to expand their powers in cases of retail theft.
“You can have a basic security guard, but we believe there’s an opportunity for one that’s higher-trained — better able to respond to
non-violent situations,” he said?
“Police services across the province are increasingly terrific…. Prosecution, even, in Manitoba is at the table, but they’re restricted by the Criminal Code.”
Graham said there has been some good momentum when it comes to cracking down on theft, but there are barriers that remain.
“We’re restricted by federal laws that are intended to protect privacy, but don’t allow us to openly share information amongst our retail community, and don’t allow technology that exists to be able to create safer retail environments.”
The incident, at the Unicity Walmart on Tuesday afternoon, involved a pair of young suspects with warrants for multiple breaches of court conditions.
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Also today in Manitoba…what’re the odds this incident doesn’t involve another repeat offender?
A person was killed and the suspect is dead after multiple people were stabbed in Hollow Water First Nation on Thursday.
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