[Newsbot]

Title: Controversial \'reverse onus\' law faces first test
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: WDHIII
Date: 2008-08-04 15:40:10
Canadian

[robmik43]

Must be good for us...the way the defense lawyers and
law professors are whining, it HAS to be good for the public.

[Scape]

It will last just as long as negative billing did.

[Alberta1]

Hhmmm, interesting concept and in some cases it clearly is the way to go.

[ridenrain]

Boo hoo hoo. Poor gangsters.
Funny the don't mention the length of the criminal records that got those thugs to where they are now.

[cheryl08]

It was only a matter of time that the "reverse onus" would be challenged. The sad part is it can actually be struck down when you really look at the written statute.
I must give harper credit, it was a good law passed in order to prevent or slightly disrupt criminal behavior, however it probably won't stand, maybe the judge will give parliament a chance to modify it in accordance with the charter.