Canadian Law - Help, please and thank you.

[Zylka]

My parents have decided to drop recently mentioned charges against me, and upon today telling the police (who have been eagerly pressuring them into charging for the past week) - they responded that "The charges have already gone through", and that there is no way out and my court date stands.

I call bullsh*t, personally - of course a minor bit of paperwork like this can be legally addressed before the court date, correct? I wouldn't be so quick to think that, had the officers I was dealing with that night shown competent understanding of the law by answering my questions, rather than saying "I don't know really, now stop bugging me with questions or we'll find something big to charge you on"

Please tell me they're lying... and if so, what do I do to grab these corrupt quota filling morons by the balls?

[notyoueither]

1. Change your avatar.

2. The police do not need a complaint to file charges in Canada. I'm not sure if this applies in all cases and to all charges, but it is true for some. OTOH, what they can do to you if your parents show up and say it was a misunderstanding is another thing all together.

3. Get a lawyer.

[Asher]

Re: Canadian Law - Help, please and thank you.

Originally posted by Zylka
My parents have decided to drop recently mentioned charges against me, and upon today telling the police (who have been eagerly pressuring them into charging for the past week) - they responded that "The charges have already gone through", and that there is no way out and my court date stands.

I was taught in my Legal Studies class that one of the differences between the US and Canada is the police press charges in Canada, not victims.

[Zylka]

Luckily I can't afford a lawyer. So while an as*hole, high school drop out, hard dealer old "friend" of mine who drove drunk without a license or insurance and into someones living room gets away with it, the cops eagerly harrass the naive parents of a poor, working, 3.6 GPA university student into a comittment that can't be retro-fitted? This might be possible due to the fact that he ASSAULTED AN OFFICER and ran away from the scene after.

Gotta lock the bad ones up, right?

[notyoueither]

ASSAULTED AN OFFICER? It gets better... You're toast. Get a legal aid lawyer.

[Zylka]

I'm not the one who assaulted an officer, that was buddy who got away because he had a high priced lawyer. Funny that one might see this kind of thing as the making of severe distaste for the state. Oh well, I'm harmless for now

[MichaeltheGreat]

Re: Re: Canadian Law - Help, please and thank you.

Originally posted by Asher

I was taught in my Legal Studies class that one of the differences between the US and Canada is the police press charges in Canada, not victims.

The District Attorney or United States Attorney (at Fed level)can charge for any crime in the US, but usually don't bother if victims refuse to do so, unless they're confident that they'll have enough evidence to convict without cooperation of the victim.

[Zylka]

I get a "final say" type thing after being convicted, correct? Is there a time limit to my ranting?

[MichaeltheGreat]

It depends on whether the judge pronounces sentence before or after your rant.

[Zylka]

Well I'd let the ruling come before, obviously

[MichaeltheGreat]

In general, it's better to consider that when in court, you may as well be in front of God Almighty on judgment day, because that's about where the balance of power falls. Running your mouth may make you feel good momentarily, but pissing off judges is a no-win situation. I don't know if they can issue summary contempt judgments there, but in traffic court here in the US, I've seen idiots run their mouths off and earn themselves jail time for not shutting up when told, or just being particularly insulting.

[notyoueither]

MtG, this is/was part of the Empire. More precisely, this is the Texas of Canada. That may answer your doubts about what happens when you run your mouth at a judge in these parts.

No Roy Beans. Don't need 'em.

[Zylka]

No insulting or red in the face banter; I just want to voice my discontent in a rather well spoken, yet lengthy period of mock debate. I imagine it would piss them off just as well, but if I can keep them in that room and feeling guilt/worry beneath desperate rage for 54 hours or so, I'll do so.

[MichaeltheGreat]

You're likely lucky if you get three minutes. Better try to fit it in one or two. Otherwise, you're gonna swing, boy.

[Zylka]

Well - it looks as if it's going to court, where the judge will tell the officers who arrested me and told my parents they had to give a statement when they didn't want to (or have to), to stop wasting his/her f*cking time. I get to happily stare at said officers while this takes place: Looks like bad things happen to bad people, after all