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[@tonyP88]

Love your videos. Very educational. Any chance to make a video on first time offenders being charged with hit and run causing bodily harm?

[@KQ9891]

Bs that someone who touches a bum should be punished as much as someone who punches somebody

[@tanyasymington4300]

Very true. It should be the same

[@kimberlyclarke8691]

You make the statement the “system would collapse” to try to justify letting someone off the hook for, let’s say, “sexually assaulting someone.” Resolution discussions get a bad rep because it doesn’t take into consideration the direct effects the sexual assault, the assault, the crime had on the victim- especially the psychological affects. The criminal code of Canada clearly describes what a sexual assault is (for example), and what the sentence is for committing such a crime- so if the sentence is 18 months (for a summary conviction)- then why is there any discussions? Why would no jail time even be considered? Why would the defence attorney or the crown attorney ask for an absolute discharge, conditional discharge, probation, suspended sentence- all of which I believe do not give the the accused a criminal record? Why are they agreeing to a conditional sentence or even a peace bond for other offences? Why do they try to lesson the charge? Whereas it first started as a sexual assault, but they try to down grade it to a simple assault? Not even thinking how that would affect the victim - the victim KNOWS they were sexually assaulted - the accused stole their body when they violated it, the accused stole their agency when they forced themselves onto their body and refused to stop, they smothered their voice when they refused to listen to them when they said “no”, “stop” and “don’t “- but the crown or the attorney lessons the charge to a simple assault? This offence, that was committed against the victim will/could/ and does affect and alter a victim of a sexual assault for either YEARS or FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE. To the point they never trust another human being again? This is why resolutions discussions get a bad rep - it doesn’t take the victim into consideration and how that offence has directly affected and impacted THIER LIFE.
Having the offence be listed, AT MINIMUM, on the accused criminal record will at least tell the police, “they have done this before.” It can help to identify a “pattern of behaviour.”
I knew of one case where the accused assaulted three individuals (two of the victims were under the age of 18 years), and he also uttered threats to one of the three individuals. The assaults were placing a child into a sleeper choke hold and almost killing the child, repeatedly hitting another victim; as well as threatening to stab her with a knife when she falls asleep until she is dead (even going into detail as what he would say to the police when they would show up to get off, and assault another child, under the age of 18 by throwing him off a step onto concrete. What did the the crown attorney agree to- what were the end result of the resolution discussions for three counts of assault and one count of uttering threats? A ONE YEAR PEACE BOND to the accused. No criminal record. What were the reasons … “this was a case of domestic violence - the father/husband assaulted two of his children and his wife and threatened to kill his wife. What was the wife repeatedly told… “if he had been a stranger..we would have done this or that.” This absolutely revictimizing the victim - it tells them, that because they are the wife or child of the accused, their life has no value. Is worthless.
If the accused is willing to agree and state they committed the crime, through resolution discussions, then they should also be willing to accept the consequences of committing that crime as well.
I also understand there are many, many things that come into play or to consider - I am just simply trying to address “why resolution discussions” get a “bad rep.”
On a side note - I do find your videos very informative. I do appreciate you taking the time to explain “crown resolutions discussions”; as well as other things related to law - the trial process, sentences etc..

[@possessedchair8144]

They don't have the resources to trial every case, it's that simple. If they didn't plea people out there would be too many court cases to deal with.