New B.C. Family Law Act allows police to act more quickly in family violence issues

                          Significant changes to B.C.’s Family Law Act come into play today, affecting anyone dealing with divorce, separation and family violence.Under the revised act, protection orders are covered by the criminal code, which Bond says permits timely, effective, potentially life-saving enforcement, because police can step in very quickly. It is pleased the courts are now required to take evidence of family violence into account when making decisions about the best interests of any children. this relates to law 12 because, family law is under civil law, which allows the police to step into the situation quicker.

Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Family+allows+police+more+quickly+family+violence+issues/8114826/story.html#ixzz2Uv5d8XOB

Vancouver police warn public after 3 teen girls groped

                          Police have issued a public warning after three girls in their early teens were groped by a stranger in South Vancouver. The suspect was described as a dark-skinned man in his late teens or early twenties, of average height and build with short, dark hair.

He was wearing dark, casual clothing, and is believed to have been in a black hoodie and red sweatpants during the last attack. This relates to Law 12 because it talks about sexual Harrasment..

Read more: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-police-warn-public-after-3-teen-girls-groped-1.1261429#ixzz2Uv3xHB2a

Bad batch of drugs circulating in Kamloops

 

                          A bad batch of drugs is making the rounds on the streets of Kamloops and police are now warning the public.

In the past month, three people have overdosed on heroin and there’s also a batch of crack cocaine that’s causing psychosis in users.Outreach workers in Kamloops want to get the word out to prevent needless deaths. This relates to Law 12 because, it deals with drug use.

http://globalnews.ca/news/602446/bad-batch-of-drugs-circulating-in-kamloops/

Kai, hitchhiker 'hero' in viral video, denies murder charge

                              A man who gained internet fame as Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker insisted he was not guilty of murder as he was led into a jail following his extradition from Pennsylvania.Caleb McGillivary, 24, was being held in a New Jersey jail after he waived extradition following his May 16 arrest in Philadelphia. He is charged with beating 73-year-old lawyer Joseph Galfy to death after they met in New York City. Galfy's body was found in his Clark, New Jersey, home. This relates to Law  12 because it shows in this artlcle that he was not guilty for the charge he was committed.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/05/31/kai-hatchet-hitchhiker-charge.html

Ten people forced out of their Burnaby homes due to fire

                           Ten people are waiting to find out the status of their homes this morning after an overnight fire forced them from their beds.

A passing motorist spotted flames coming from the fourplex at Canada Way and Edmonds just before 1 a.m. and called 911.The fire started in a lower unit of the house.Three families live in the building and all ten people, including children, were able to get out safely. It is unknown at this time what caused the fire. this relates to law 12 because, it deals with the individual of people and how they handle things in situations like this, and it also deals with the law and how they handle things.

http://globalnews.ca/news/604022/ten-people-forced-out-of-their-burnaby-homes-due-to-fire/

Youth Criminal Justice Act: Changing the law on young criminals

                 Prior to the Juvenile Delinquents Act in 1908, young offenders were treated much like adults – they were held with adults while awaiting trial and received the same sentences as adults. Under the act a youth was treated "not as a criminal, but as a misdirected and misguided child." On April 1, 2003, the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) officially replaced the Young Offenders Act. It aims to emphasize the rehabilitation and re-entry of a young offender into society. The new act addresses the criticism that Canada's youth justice system lacked a clear philosophy, laying out a Declaration of Principles. Ex .An end to transfers to adult court. If the offender is found guilty in a youth court, the judge has the authority to impose an adult sentence. In June 2006, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled "since no basis can be found in the Youth Criminal Justice Act for imposing a harsher sanction than would otherwise be called for to deter others from committing crimes, general deterrence is not a principle of youth sentence under the new regime." this relates to law 12 because it talks about the criminal code, and how they can change it for the better.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/crime/ycja.html

WW II explosives trigger lawsuit by B.C. developer

                 

                                 A Vancouver developer is suing the federal government for allegedly not disclosing that a parcel of land might be littered with unexploded ordnance left over from Second World War training exercises.According to the lawsuit, since 1945 eight people have been killed and three wounded by explosives left at the camp and on nearby land, including two boys who died while trying to pry open a military shell near Vernon in 1963.The case is expected to be heard in B.C. Supreme Court in the fall of 2014. This relates to law 12 because it involves the federal Government, but also it is knowledge about what is happening with how the law deals with explosives like these.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/05/30/bc-vernon-unexploded-ordinances-lawsuit.html