Sunday, 2 June 2013

Goodbye!

Thank you everyone for reading my current event blogs! I have successfully completed my law 12 course!





Man Proved Guilty of Killing His Pregnant Girlfriend



Eight years ago, Tasha Rosette was stabbed multiple times and was slit in the throat. Her boyfriend, Amjad Khan, was the main suspect eight years ago. Tasha Rosette wad pregnant when killed by her boyfriend. She was stabbed to death outside her basement suite in Surrey, B.C.

In 2006 Amjad Khan and his "alleged accomplice" Naim Mohammed Saghir were both arrested and charged with murder. Two years after they were convicted with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The BC Court of Appeal over turned those charges and requested a new trial.

On Friday, Amjad Khan was found guilty of first degree murder. Though, Naim Mohammed Saghir was found not guilty.

Police Car

This relates to law 12 in multiple ways. The first way is when they were charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder which is mens rea and actus rea. This means guilty mind and guilty act.  Another way, is the case was brought to B.C. Court of Appeal where the defendant can try to appeal the charges. The last way it connects to law 12 is the murder itself, which is clearly a crime.

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/man-found-guilty-of-murdering-pregnant-girlfriend-eight-years-ago-1.1306832

How I See It...

This case is sad and also very educational. It is so frightening that someone would actually do that to their loved one, let alone a pregnant girlfriend. This case sums up a great deal of law 12, which sadly this tragic event is educational to us.

17 Year Old Boy Hit By a Train

Train hitFriday night around 8:30pm a 17 year old boy was a bit by a train. The 17 year old, Zack Wyatt, was partying by train tracks on Caribou road and Barnett highway in Burnaby. His friend, Shana Harris, was out on the tracks with him when she told him "There's a train coming, lets go." "He dropped some stuff and he went to go pick it up, and while he was picking it up the train wailed him right in his face." He suffered facial injuries, friends state that it looked like he had a hole in his face. RCMP says he never lost consciousness and was taken to Royal Colombian Hospital. Burnaby RCMP officers are starting an investigation on the accident.

This relates to Law 12 because we discussed the laws of minors regarding drug or alcohol abuse. It was said that he was partying by the train tracks.


http://bc.ctvnews.ca/burnaby-teen-struck-in-the-head-by-train-alive-ok-rcmp-1.1306879

How I See It..
It is incredibly unsafe to be partying by a train track and this proves that point. I wonder what the investigation will bring up.

Saturday, 1 June 2013

Voice Recorder found After a Recent Helicopter Crash

Yesterday at 12:11 am a Helicopter crashed 0.7 nectar miles away from the Moosonee, Ontario. Investigators found the cockpit voice recorder. The helicopter was an ambulance helicopter that crashed on the north side of Moosonee airport. All four people in the helicopter died, two pilots and two paramedics. The Transportation Safety Board said the recorder will be sent to the lab for an analysis.

Investigators recover a body after an air ambulance crash in Moosonee, Ont.

It is said that the recorder can hear the noise from the helicopter engine, rotors, audio warning and conversations taking place in the cockpit. If the data on the recorder is useable it will help the investigation immensely. The investigator in the crash say the helicopter had a "high energy impact."

This relates to law 12 because their will have to be legal protection due to the fact it is evidence.

 http://globalnews.ca/news/607203/investigators-recover-cockpit-voice-recorder-in-ontario-helicopter-crash/

How I See It..
This is another sad article. These people were trying to help save a life and they have lost theirs instead.

Canadian Mans Search Called Off


A Canadian hiker went missing in Australia's snowy mountains May 13. The search for Prabhdeep Srawn, was called off recently. The end of the search angered his family. They believe "There's been so many areas that have not been searched, but the authorities have pulled out without doing a thorough investigation" says his cousin Ruby Singh. The family is offering a $15 000 for Prahbdeep's safe return. His family has also considered hiring private companies for a new search but the family is having troubles getting information to re start a new search. The search started on May 20 but stopped because they authorities believed it was unlikely they were going to find them alive.

This relates to Law 12 because the authorities could be liable for for stopping the search.

http://www.cbc.ca/mt_ept/stories/2013/06/01/search-for-canadian-man-missing-in-australia-called-off-his-family-says.html

How I See It..
It is so sad that authorities have stopped searching for someone. I would hate to be in the position of his family right now. 



Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Nursing Home Abuses



In Peterborough, Ontario at St. Joseph's Fleming long-term care home two investigations have started after four employees suspended because a worried son, Camille Parent, put hidden camera's in his mothers room. Camille Parent had suspicions of ill treatment to his 85 year old mother with dementia. The suspicion started last year because his mother had a black eye due to unknown reasons. Camille Parent's hidden camera showed horrific signs off abuse and neglect. The hidden camera was there for a period of three weeks and displayed scenario's like a staff member shoving a feces covered rag in the 85 year old face. It also showed another staff member blowing his nose in her sheets while making her bed with soiled linen.


The CEO of this facility was shocked when he saw what the hidden video revealed. The four employees in the tape are suspended with pay, while investigations have started.

This situation raises concerns for safety of patients in facilities all over Canada.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nursing-home-workers-suspended-after-son-turns-over-hidden-camera-video-1.1288544

This relates to Law 12 because this is a form of battery. Battery is intentional, unauthorized physical contact that the victim considers harmful or offences.

How I See It ....
Finding out that this happens to people makes me sick. I cant believe people would do such horrific things to people who cant care for themselves. It is also unfair that the employees are suspended with pay. 

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Giving up a son with autism

Amanda and Philip Telford recently gave up their 19 yrs. old son with autism to the province. They made this incredibly difficult decision because the couple could no longer give him the care he needed. Along with autism their son, Phillip, has tourette's syndrome, diabetes and functions at a level of a two year old. He is also a full grown 19 year old so it is difficult to help him with the basic care with someone who functions at a level of a two year old. Amanda Telford is a social worker, so she did everything in her power to give him the best care but it was still not enough. Phillip was sent to the Ottawa office of Development Services Ontario where the office is responsible for connecting adults with disabilities with support services.


http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/brutal-decision-couple-gives-up-son-with-autism-to-government-1.1261118

This connects to law 12 because we have learned about child custody in marriage and law.

How I See It...

This is such a sad story. It must be horrible to give your child up but i think the parents did the right thing because they realized they can't give the child the care he needs and deserves.