Gatineau, Quebec store owner Zhen Yang and his wife did what they had to do when two masked thugs tried to rob them: They fought back. But it's how they fought that I found so inspiring. After pepper-spraying one of the thieves in the face with bear spray, Yang heaved the young thug onto the counter and then spanked him twice before his wife kicked the jerk in the head a f … [Read more...]
Canadian Justice: Sentence the Victim of the crime to 3 times the prison sentence as the actual criminal
The message from police and Crown prosecutors is very clear: “Don’t get involved. Leave crime-fighting to the professionals.” That is precisely the wrong message to send to Canadians, yet that is exactly the message sent in the case of grocer David Chen in Toronto and other cases like his. Chen was acquitted at trial, luckily, but the process is the punishment and that proces … [Read more...]
Why do we reward criminals?
Take, for example, the case of the Toronto storekeeper David Chen. The crack addict who stole from him was sentenced to 90 days, but as soon as he was to testify for the Crown against Chen, his sentence was dropped to 30 days. Is Chen that dangerous to the status quo that he must be crushed along with our collective sense of dignity and self-respect? Is he so … [Read more...]