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Os Siinon Praser University's sharneful handling of the ‘Liam Donnelly case is a clear, ‘illustration of. how badly the issuic can be fumbled when t justi es 4 back seat to i political correctness.: 0 cases currently before the, colirts ave shining exam- ples-of the horrible reality of criminal -hafassment and how politically correct conti ally rik etting it wrong, first case involves a a

avold. ite sentence ce imposed. hin. by an American. :

, as charged with breaking into the home'of a: female co-worker. In its own imtitable style of justice, the charge'was plea argained

»wn to criminal trespass, After ati. altogether too short.a period Gf incarcera-. ic the’ guy. was released on

with the Proviso he:

p cls, 19, of, ‘Madeira Pack ceived 18 months’ probation < he pleaded. not. guilty to

possessing marijuana for ‘raf- . ‘fickin;

. but instead ty. to the lesser or : included ffence of narcotic

Nichols _was required to perform 150 hours of commu: ‘nity work service.

Before Jud: d

Jae Regia favincial court on b May 27:

‘Judith Anne Sara Wright,

49: of Vancouver, was alle 90 days and received 24 months’

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attend psychtatric counselling.

Apparently, tls didn’t sit too well, He became a fugl- tive from American justlee, fleelng to Canada where he put up his hand at the lnm: gration checkpoint and clalmed refugee status, At this point our woully-headed wel- come wagon kicked in, He immediately became eligible for all the rights entrenched in our Constitution, including welfare and legal aid,

While in this state of grac definition, he wasn’t entitled to do. While employed in,”

Vancouver, he became enam-.

ored with a female co-worker ‘and asked her out, She polite- ly declined his invitation. Unfortunately, as previous- - ly demonstrated by our wel- ycome est, he. wouldn't take, - “no, thank you” for an “answer, He kept badgering his co-worker, writing notes to” her, poems, leaving gifts on her desk. It soon became spp to the co-worker t she was being followed, «He even showed up at her house, Harassing phone cails, - veiled threats, slashed tires and battery acid on ‘her car

vere all aspects of the harass

ent she was forced to endure.’ ‘Finally, after numerous “reports to the, Vancouver

Police and the RCMP," . -

* charges were finall laid. In.

“athe interim, his re Bee claim, :

28 ‘om the Bay in West Van; stealing merchandise: on |

"., Feb. 20 from a Burnaby Bay; ‘ 4 @estealing merchandise’’on ' Nov, 8, 1996, from Zellers i in,

“Burnaby; breaching probation by fail-” * ing to report..to a- probation ~ officer on Jan. 27... -The judge’ recommended

that: immigration’ authorities.”

deport Wright:

he took a job, Avhich by -

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was rejected over two years after It was initially made, He is still in the country, albeit in custody on the criminal harassment charges. He will be deported to the U.S, when the Canadian justice system has finished with him,

The girl invalved has changed virtually every aspect of her life, including her employer, to keep away from this man, All because some politically correct bureaucrats and their political masters somehow can’t figure out our refugee policy was initially designed for bona fide refugees, as a humanitarian gesture, not to allow this country to become a haven for lunatics, criminals and fugitives.

It wasn’t a war-torn or dis- aster riddled country he was * fleeing, It was Denver, Colorado, for God’s sake.

The other situation was ; played out over a period of almost three years, Two peo: ple had been seeing each ° other. occasionally and socially for the first part of that time.

One party made it very clear they were to be friends only, Nothing more. That °

point was made on'dozens of

occasions in'a multitude of

; ways. Thie message was clearly

“not received and the harass- ment began in earnest over a

and desist messages became - louder and more direct, as in, “stay the hell away from me ..'

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* belonging to Eaton’

21 in West Vancouve

@M breaching 4 recognizance by ing to go.to court April 21), ssaulting a man on ‘May 1

« in West Vans . . i stealing

merchandise belonging to Wal- Mart ; North Van on Feb. 8;

M breaching an undertaking by - failing to attend court on April °

9.in North Van City, ~..Dabaghian pleaded not guilty. to robbing..a’ man ‘on »

May:! in West Van, but instead | pleaded guilty to thé lesser or

ss included offence of theft.

A probation. term order states that VanTunen is not to

Before Judge. Doug. Moss

- in West Vancouver provincial .

court on May 21:

of North Van, received 12° _ months’. probation after ‘he ’ pleaded ail | to assaulting .a female on July 11, 1996 in West Vancouver. Andrew, was required to perform 50 hours of commu- nity work service and pay $128 compensation.

Before Judge Doug Moss in West Vancouver provincial court on May 20:

Ali Hashem Dabaghian, 36, of Vancouver, was jailed 30 “days and received 18 months’

Michael Scott Andrew, 19,-

Before - Judge Reginald”

* Grandison i in West Vancouver

provincial ccurt on May-14: Robert . Charles Urquhart, - 40, of Maple Ridge, was fined $550 ‘after he pleaded not guilty to impaired, but instead ~ : pleaded gui y to the lesser or . included offence of driving’ without’ consideration. The | Original charge stemmed from’

‘a Jan, 26, 1996, incident i in’:

West Van.

Before Judge “Reginald «

Grandison in West ‘Vancouver . provincial court on May 13:°

Robert: Cumberlidge, “37,

of Vancouver, received “12

months’. probation . after’

pleaded guilty to:

@ buying merchandise by false

pretence on June 7,.1996, and

on June 9, 1996, at * Super Valu &

in West Vancouver;

@ stealing — merchandise _ belonging to the Bay on Nov. 13, 1996, in West Vancouver. '

- ‘Cumberlidge was required : to pay $171.39 restitution and perform 100 hours ofcommu- , nity work service.

: —Anna Maric D’Angelo

or I'm going to the police!”

Still, there were phone calls by the hundreds, notes, surveillance and interference with personal friends, During the police investigation, phone calls were being tapped and recorded, In one 24- Kou period there were over 50 harassing phane ‘calls,

The situation came toa head when the victim was being followed by the harass- er. In an unbeli¢vable move, the suspect blocked in the vie- tim with a vehicle, reached in through the window and began a physical assault.

Finally, the police had enough evidence to lay crimi- nal harassrrient charges. The matter is currently before the courts,

The victim is trying to get his life back together. Yes

: that’s right, “his” life, ° _ ,, In this case, the vieti is'a” . professional, white male and,

the accused is a'female fr m :

“the West Indies.

Surprised? You might well be. Because we have been * spoon fed such a ‘large, dollop of political correctness, our ° natural reaction to the facts” was to assume the harasser

was a male, not a female from

a visible‘ minority.’ . : Political correctness is nothing more than society

pandering to its most neurot-. . span of two years, The cease: ~”

ic and justice is most often .. the first victim. Ask Liam Donnelly... - °

— lknight@divect.cn

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