The attorney-general is not impressed with the Vancouver Police Department's latest salvo in its campaign against the courts.
The department yesterday released a video of a man they say is a chronic thief who walked into a police station seeking a lengthy jail term with addiction treatment.
"Nowhere else in the world, and nowhere else in history has a community had to face this kind of problem," LePard claimed.
The department's analysis of court records showed that a thief's initial crimes usually bring a sentence of around 100 days, but after the 30th to 35th offence, the sentences drop to 25 days, said Insp. Rob Rothwell.
"The justice system is doing a lousy job of protecting the public," he said.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
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