dave barnett

Murder registry is a good idea from Elon. People should know if they are close to a murderer so proper precautions can be taken.

A behavioral pattern learned young often affects identity, respect, and boundaries later.

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Well this is fucked … The ringleader of the $22M Toronto Pearson gold heist has been sentenced to only 4 years in prison. Good behaviour, out in 18 months. For those who missed the story: in April 2023, a shipment containing roughly 400 kg of gold bars and millions in foreign currency arrived at cargo facilities at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Using a fraudulent airway bill, a truck driver simply showed up, the cargo was loaded by forklift, and the truck drove away. $22 million - gone! Arsalan Chaudhary, has been sentenced to just four years and ordered to pay restitution that will never be recovered. Let’s discuss what message this sends. If you steal $22 million, help plan the largest gold heist in Canadian history, and the likely time actually served ends up being closer to a year or two, that is not deterrence. That is a risk calculation. Organized crime does the math. Huge upside. Hardly any downside. When the punishment for high-value organized theft is measured in months not years, the justice system sends the exact opposite signal it’s meant too. Deterrence only works when the consequences outweigh the reward. Organized criminals asks themselves “Is the score worth the risk?” I’m gonna say to most, 18 months in jail definitely worth $22M.

I'm all for holding corrupt cops accountable, but former Greater Manchester Police (UK) inspector Jonathan Ezard died after jumping from Barton Bridge on the M60. He had resigned from the force during a misconduct case after sharing publicly available social media photos of a female colleague and commenting on her appearance in messages to another officer. By all accounts, personal cell phones and off duty. He admitted the comments were "inappropriate" but disputed they amounted to "gross misconduct." The panel said he likely would have been dismissed and placed him on the policing barred list, ending his career. But his appeal was never heard. In other words they refused to hear any form of appeal. And appeals matter because they ensure decisions are reviewed for fairness, errors, and proportionality before someone’s career or life is permanently damaged. I’m all for holding officers accountable for misconduct, but we also have to ask: was this truly a dismissible offence that justified destroying a man’s career, and ultimately a life? Somewhere between accountability and institutional overreach, could we be losing good cops that could be receptive to further training and education? Thoughts?