Take out the Liberal judges and give us Conservative judges
I see this as being a problem in the Canadian society at the moment with the change over from the old Liberal "hug a thug" legal system and the newer Conservative 'tough on crime' position. I have heard so much coverage from the Conservative side saying new legislation is coming into effect for tougher street racing penalities and punishments. You street race, you are jailed, fined or both. I wonder if the problem here is that the judge on the bench is a carry over of the Liberal regime of 'dont ruin the poor accused life because of a mistake' instead of thinking what happened to the victims. How else can you explain house arrest for 2 years for driving at 150 km/hour in a city? The Conservatives are trying to push the street racing crime enforcement through but while the bill is being pushed, the Liberal judges give out these light punishments and the common man on the street doesnt think that the judge is liberal but thinks that the Conservatives are lying about the tough on crime aspect. Then when the election is forced, people go back to the Liberals cause even though the punishments were lax and all, at least the Liberals told the truth about them being lax.
These two individuals got off light and that is a shame. How fast do two cars have to be driving in a city before it is considered street racing? One car goes at 150 km/hour then it is just speeding and dangerous driving, but once you have two cars doing it together, that is called a race. If it was possible, I would say that in this particular case, I wish that the prosecutor could appeal the case to a Conservative judge and ask for a stiffer penalty.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070822/street_racers_071003/20071003?hub=Canada
Pair spared jail terms in fatal high-speed crash
Updated Wed. Oct. 3 2007 6:45 PM ET
Two men convicted of a high-speed crash that killed a Richmond Hill, Ont. couple will not serve any time in jail. The pair received conditional sentences from a Newmarket judge.
Ruben Rodrigues, the driver of the car who crashed into the couple, was sentenced on Wednesday morning to two years of house arrest. The 20-year-old Maple resident was also given a five-year driving ban. He pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death.
Marco Gasparro, 19, of Richmond Hill, was given two years' probation. He was also fined $2,000 and banned from driving for 18 months. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.
After celebrating their 17th wedding anniversary last year, Rob and Lisa Manchester were killed when their vehicle was struck by one of two speeding cars, reportedly travelling 150 km/h.
They were survived by their 8-year-old daughter, Katie, who made an emotional victim impact statement in August.
The judge in the case said Rodrigues and Gasparro were not street racing, but speeding. The pair was not intoxicated and did not run a red light at the intersection where the crash occurred, court heard.
The judge also took into account Rob Manchester had nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system when his car was hit.
York police Sgt. Dave Mitchell was disappointed the judge did not label the incident street racing.
"We hear evidence of two young men speeding, weaving in and out of traffic, showing off to each other, driving aggressively. To anybody else that is the definition of street racing," Mitchell said.
Katie's aunt, Cathy Gray, was upset by the judgment.
"(The sentences are) not strong enough or long enough to bring Lisa or Rob back," Gray told reporters outside the courthouse.
"If we don't have stricter laws or some deterrents, somebody else is going to get killed, somebody else is going to lose a father or a mother or a brother or a sister and leave some child without any family."
The Crown had sought a two-year jail term for Rodrigues and six months for Gasparro, while the defence asked for house arrest.
Neither Rodrigues nor Gasparro commented to the media after sentencing.
These two individuals got off light and that is a shame. How fast do two cars have to be driving in a city before it is considered street racing? One car goes at 150 km/hour then it is just speeding and dangerous driving, but once you have two cars doing it together, that is called a race. If it was possible, I would say that in this particular case, I wish that the prosecutor could appeal the case to a Conservative judge and ask for a stiffer penalty.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070822/street_racers_071003/20071003?hub=Canada
Pair spared jail terms in fatal high-speed crash
Updated Wed. Oct. 3 2007 6:45 PM ET
Two men convicted of a high-speed crash that killed a Richmond Hill, Ont. couple will not serve any time in jail. The pair received conditional sentences from a Newmarket judge.
Ruben Rodrigues, the driver of the car who crashed into the couple, was sentenced on Wednesday morning to two years of house arrest. The 20-year-old Maple resident was also given a five-year driving ban. He pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death.
Marco Gasparro, 19, of Richmond Hill, was given two years' probation. He was also fined $2,000 and banned from driving for 18 months. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.
After celebrating their 17th wedding anniversary last year, Rob and Lisa Manchester were killed when their vehicle was struck by one of two speeding cars, reportedly travelling 150 km/h.
They were survived by their 8-year-old daughter, Katie, who made an emotional victim impact statement in August.
The judge in the case said Rodrigues and Gasparro were not street racing, but speeding. The pair was not intoxicated and did not run a red light at the intersection where the crash occurred, court heard.
The judge also took into account Rob Manchester had nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system when his car was hit.
York police Sgt. Dave Mitchell was disappointed the judge did not label the incident street racing.
"We hear evidence of two young men speeding, weaving in and out of traffic, showing off to each other, driving aggressively. To anybody else that is the definition of street racing," Mitchell said.
Katie's aunt, Cathy Gray, was upset by the judgment.
"(The sentences are) not strong enough or long enough to bring Lisa or Rob back," Gray told reporters outside the courthouse.
"If we don't have stricter laws or some deterrents, somebody else is going to get killed, somebody else is going to lose a father or a mother or a brother or a sister and leave some child without any family."
The Crown had sought a two-year jail term for Rodrigues and six months for Gasparro, while the defence asked for house arrest.
Neither Rodrigues nor Gasparro commented to the media after sentencing.
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