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Title: Peter MacKay cool to suggestion by top Mountie for justice system review
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: Freakinoldguy
Date: 2015-01-21 08:50:36
Canadian

[Freakinoldguy]

So is he right?

My opinion on the matter is that there should be a review of the justice system, warts and all so people can decide for themselves why a person with weapons violations, assaults and a lifetime firearms ban was walking the streets especially since he apparently had 59 convictions and 38 outstanding charges.

$1:

Paulson said Rehn has had several run-ins with police in the past.

CBC News found two instances of Rehn being charged with crimes. In 2003, police arrested two men and seized a number of firearms after a vehicle was stolen and abandoned in Edmonton. Rehn was charged with weapons offences, break-and-enter, and possessing stolen property.

He was also charged in robbery, assault with a weapon and forcible confinement after being accused of entering a home, holding a man at gunpoint and then forcing him to drive to a bank to withdraw money.

CBC News has been unable to confirm whether Rehn was convicted on either set of charges.

Paulson said Rehn was supposed to be under a lifetime prohibition from owning firearms and said he faced additional charges at the time of the shooting. He has called for a review into why Rehn was not in custody and how he was able to get a weapon.

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/1.2917231

Although, the last line of Paulson's statement is pretty nieve especially for a Police Officer, the fact remains that we're slowly sliding towards the morass that is our neighbour to the south and if we can put "suspected" terrorists in prison without them committing a crime we should be able to at least do the same to some asshole like Shawn Rehn especially with a history of violence like his.

[andyt]

As I posted in the shooting thread, the crown agent (a cop) made a joint submission with the defense that they had no objection to bail as long as certain conditions were placed on it, which they were. So that's why he was not in custody on the latest charges. As for being able to get a weapon, that's not the fault of the justice system, but our enforcement system (including border guards) and our gun laws, which is up to parliament.

This guy should have been intercepted much earlier with much more intensive rehabilitation programs offered to him. If he couldn't benefit from those, he should have been declared a habitual offender.

[Freakinoldguy]

andyt andyt:

As I posted in the shooting thread, the crown agent (a cop) made a joint submission with the defense that they had no objection to bail as long as certain conditions were placed on it, which they were. So that's why he was not in custody on the latest charges. As for being able to get a weapon, that's not the fault of the justice system, but our enforcement system (including border guards) and our gun laws, which is up to parliament.

This guy should have been intercepted much earlier with much more intensive rehabilitation programs offered to him. If he couldn't benefit from those, he should have been declared a habitual offender.

And to fulfill the part of your last statement which I agree with, is a review of the Justice system to see where it failed and why. There were mistakes made all along the line by the Justice System and they should be trying to fix them rather than just saying it's a one off, no problems here.

[DrCaleb]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

$1:

Paulson said Rehn was supposed to be under a lifetime prohibition from owning firearms and said he faced additional charges at the time of the shooting. He has called for a review into why Rehn was not in custody and how he was able to get a weapon.

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/1.2917231

Although, the last line of Paulson's statement is pretty nieve especially for a Police Officer, the fact remains that we're slowly sliding towards the morass that is our neighbour to the south and if we can put "suspected" terrorists in prison without them committing a crime we should be able to at least do the same to some asshole like Shawn Rehn especially with a history of violence like his.

For me, it's a two-fer. He had history of violence, and violence with a gun. He was currently facing charges involving violence. He obviously will continue to be violent . . bail denied!

And I agree with Andy, if we are jailing people and extraditing them to the US based on evidence of terrorism, then the least we can do is deny the bail of a habitually violent offender.

[Freakinoldguy]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

$1:

Paulson said Rehn was supposed to be under a lifetime prohibition from owning firearms and said he faced additional charges at the time of the shooting. He has called for a review into why Rehn was not in custody and how he was able to get a weapon.

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/1.2917231

Although, the last line of Paulson's statement is pretty nieve especially for a Police Officer, the fact remains that we're slowly sliding towards the morass that is our neighbour to the south and if we can put "suspected" terrorists in prison without them committing a crime we should be able to at least do the same to some asshole like Shawn Rehn especially with a history of violence like his.

For me, it's a two-fer. He had history of violence, and violence with a gun. He was currently facing charges involving violence. He obviously will continue to be violent . . bail denied!

And I agree with Andy, if we are jailing people and extraditing them to the US based on evidence of terrorism, then the least we can do is deny the bail of a habitually violent offender.

Actually that's my statement