Oct. 11 East 4th St. and Queensbury. Two vehicles. No injuries. Approximately $100 damage. Oct. 12 Monashee Dr. Qne vehicle. No injuries. Approximately $1,000 damage. Marine Dr. Four vehicles. No injuries. Approximately $1,900 damage. Parking lot at Park and Tilford Two vehicles. No injuries. Approximately $300 damage. Charges: failure to produce a dri- vers licence. A DECISION handed down recently by the Supreme Court of Canada should cause most Canadians to wonder if the “learned” men and women who sit on that exalted pew have totally fost whatever common sense they were born with. By Leo Knight Contributing Writer According to the Supreme Court, anyone arrested by the police «must now be given a reasonable chance to get immediate legal advice, includ- ing publicly-paid-for legal aid. Further, the police are now required to cease conducting their’ investigation and “hold off" on evi- dence-gathering as soon as the sus- pect requests to speak with a lawyer. The case involved. typically, a charge of Driving with a %'90d Alcohol Content over .08. ft scums as though there are more cases involving drinking and driving which are reviewed by various appellate courts, than all the rest of the sections of the Criminal Code combined, It’s as if the breathalyzer was invented to ensure the financial security of a whole generation of lawyers. ; Chief Justice Antonio Lamer wrote, in his majority opinion, about the provincial responsibility to set up and maintain a 24-hour “duty coun- sel” system. “T believe that the inter- 4200-bik. Fairway. Stolen: ‘91 Dodge Dakota pick- up. Oct. 19 100-bik. West 16th St. Stolen: °8! Datsun 280ZX. 200-bik. East 16th St. Recovered: ’82 Buick Riviera. Seats taken from vehicle. tent ook 200-blk. East 28th St. Ladder access to second-floor window. Stolen: $40 from table. 2500-blk. Whiteley Crt. No sign of forced entry at front FORMER police officer Leo Knight is presently a partner with Paladin Security and investigations Ltd. ests of all participants in the criminal justice system are served in the fullest, simplest, and most direct manner and, therefore, that itis a ser- Vice which governments and the bar are well advised to implement and maintain.” Hang on a moment here. Who exacdy are the participants in the criminar justice system? Well, we have the people of Canada, repre- semted by a lawyer. We have the judiciary, who. themselves are Jawyers, And. we have the accused, who, while personally involved. is also represented by a lawyer. So door. Stolen: jewelry. 300-blk. West 27th St. Unlocked shed. Stalen: two bikes and ski boots. 160-blk. West 17th St. Patio door pried. Stolen: TV, VCR, stereo. jewelry and U.S. cur- rency. 2200-bik. Lloyd Ave. Rear basement window forced open. Sioien: sports bags, CDs, telephone and answering machine. 400-blk. West Keith Rd. Rear basement window unlocked.*Stolen: TY and comput- er. Information not available to press time. that's whose interests the Chief Justice is endeavoring to serve. Lawyers, The court's decision affects every single time the police make an arrest. For years, at the time of arrest. the police have been required to advise the suspect of the right to silence and the right to counsel. Now according the court, police must tell an arrestee how and where to contact legal counsel. But not just any lawyer, a legal aid lawyer. Someone paid for by the already shell-shocked and beleaguered taxpayer, Lets increase every police department budget in Canada and equip each and every cop with a cel- lular phone, just in case the dite nose-picker who just got caught stealing your TV and VCR wants to call a lawyer, who will be paid with your dollars, who will advise him to do everything he can to frustrate the efforts of the police, the men and women who are paid to protect and serve you, This decision came in the same week that three Lower Mainland mayors travelled to Ottawa to pre- sent federal Justice Minister Allan Rock with aa petition containing thousands of names of cilizens ask- ing for a review of the Young Offenders Act. Rack stated that he would not repeal the YOA. Obviously Rock knows what is good for us and if he wants our opinion, he'll give it to us. ee RN BREAK RENTRY LOCATON AA FIRE IME szs0n oa ARMED ROBBERY pay s ¥ ASSAULT BY? 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