First Whiff of Bullshit of 2006: "PM to get tough with gun-violence offenders"

PM to get tough with gun-violence offenders:

Prime Minister Paul Martin has thrown his support behind a multi-government effort to keep those accused of gun violence in jail.

The onus will be on anyone accused of committing a gun crime to show why they should not be locked up until they are tried if a proposal by Mr. Martin, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Toronto mayor David Miller goes ahead.

Sounds great, doesn't it? But see how it will play in actual practice with our flaccid judiciary:

JUDGE (addressing OFFENDER at a "reverse onus" bail hearing): You are before this court to explain why you should not be locked up until you are tried for the crime of assault with a deadly weapon.

OFFENDER: 'Cause I don't wanna be in jail.

JUDGE: OK, that's good enough for me. You may leave on your own recognizance. (Pause) Uh, could you use some car-fare?

Canadian justice is dead in the water until we bring people to the bench who live in our communities, share our values, who believe crime is a crime and violent criminals are not lost puppy dogs.