BLACK-SHEEP COMMENTARIES BLACK-SHEEP COMMENTARIES are a commentary on Canada's Criminal Justice System. Wallace Craig writes a monthly column for the North Shore News in Vancouver. Click on Podcast to listen to the audio version of the article. UPDATE - December 30, 2009 On December 8, I informed the editor of the North Shore News of circumstances which precluded me from continuing on as a contributing writer in 2010. I explained to Martin Millerchip that during the last 18 months my situation had become complicated by my status as a member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. And I told him that on the previous Friday I had made a commitment to the Chairperson of the Tribunal to work on a three-member panel hearing a complex case in Ottawa in January and February with a likelihood of further scheduled dates. As well I indicated to Martin that my writing in the narrow subject of law and order had reached a point where I had revisited a number of aspects too often, leaving me somewhat jaded. Martin responded graciously, saying that while he respected my time commitments in the New Year, he hoped I would submit occasional guest columns when the spirit moves me on a particular issue.  wallace-gilby-craig@shaw.ca Articles - 2009 (Click on Date to Access) December 30, 2009 In Memory Of Les Bewley December 16, 2009 It’s Never Too Late To Start A Meaningful Life December 02, 2009 Four Pillars Of Propaganda And A Toothpick November 11, 2009 Parole’s History Is Endless Experimentation October 28, 2009 Judge 'Sacrifices' Victim October 14, 2009 The Undermining Of Sacrifice Sept 30, 2009 Keeping The Queen’s Peace Sept 16, 2009 Exit B.C.’S Red Serge Road Sept 2, 2009 Freedom Under The Law Is Beyond Reach August 19, 2009 Time To Get Tough With Skid Road Misfits August 05, 2009 Charter Fallout Misjudged July 22, 2009 You Cannot Rehabilitate A Psychopath July 08, 2009 Criminals With No Conscience June 24, 2009 Cabinet Must Prove Strength June 10, 2009 Behaviour Unlike A Citizen May 27, 2009 Court Process Trivializes Little Girl’s Death May 13, 2009 Dziekanski Gores The Elephant In The Room April 29, 2009 Unfounded Pride, Bigger Fall April 15, 2009 Metro Can Learn From New York Style Policing April 1, 2009 They Walk The Cadman Path To Justice March 18, 2009 Making Peace With Criminals March 04, 2009 Drug Legalization Lobby Lacks Business Plan February 18, 2009 Time To Stop Buck Passing February 04, 2009 We Need Obama’s New Era Of Responsibility January 21, 2009 Report Records RCMP Divide January 07, 2009 Bite The Bullet On RCMP Contract       2008 December 24, 2008 Charter Of Rights And Freedoms Is A Dream Turned Nightmare Podcast December 10, 2008 End Violence Against Women Podcast November 26, 2008 Just Deserts Just Deserted Podcast November 12, 2008 Fire Chief Turns Pot Hound October 29, 2008 Likelihood of Complicity Podcast October 15, 2008 Tracking Illicit Exchanges Podcast October 01, 2008 Lotus Land Lacking Leaders September 17, 2008 DCC is Courting Disaster August 27, 2008 Our Home And Native Land August 06, 2008 Hold Your Politicians To Public Account July 16, 2008 Let’s Remind Government That Judges And Police Work For Us June 25, 2008 Tasers A Misuse Of Power June 04, 2008 Insite Ruling Bad Medicine May 14, 2008 May Time, Bail Time In B.C. April 23, 2008 The Revolving Door Of Bail March 12, 2008 Bring Back Vagrancy Offences February 30, 2008 No Oversight On Mounties January 30, 2008 Should B.C. Police Itself? January 09, 2008 Time To Decide On Policing   2007 December 19, 2007 Premier Must Act On Skid Road Prostitution Podcast November 28, 2007 It's Time To Bring Back Provincial Police November 7, 2007 Harm Reduction Is Cunning Nonsense October 17, 2007 I Fear For B.C.’S Future Sept 26, 2007 Let Us Now Praise Proud Canadians Sept, 5,2007 End this rehabilitation experiment August 15, 2007 Shootings Not Acceptable July 25, 2007 Victim Seeks Justice Via Net July 04, 2007 Victims Organize for Justice June 13, 2007 Unsafe Injection Sites May 23, 2007 Jail’s Purpose Is Subverted May 02, 2007 It’s The Judges Who Are Failing The Judiciary April 11, 2007  Gutless Sentence Sickens March 21, 2007 Judicial Toughness Is Mostly Make-Believe February 28, 2007 Swindler As Bad As Robber February 7, 2007 Sentencing Guidelines Corrode Justice January 17, 2007 Appellate Courts Deserve Public Scrutiny 2006 December 27, 2006 Time To Look At North Shore Joint Force December 6, 2006 Victim’s Advocate Important November 15, 2006 Slasher's Sentencing Must Be Appealed October 25, 2006 Our Justice System Encourages Incorrigibles October 4, 2006 Like The U.K., Canada’s A Land Fit For Criminals September 13, 2006 This Judge Is No Mollycoddler August 23, 2006 Vancouver’s Other Face Is Not Pretty August 2, 2006 Judgment Belongs To Watchful Citizenry July 12, 2006 On The Road To Good Citizenship June 21, 2006 Vancouver’s Four Pillars Of Propaganda May 31, 2006 Canada’s Opiate History Ends On Skid Road May 10, 2006 There Are No Maximum Sentences April 19, 2006 Plea Bargains Ignore Victims March 29, 2006 Conditional Sentences Counterfeit Justice March 8, 2006  Make The Punishment Fit The Crime February 15, 2006 The Battle For Society Begins In Infancy January 25, 2006  Courts Fail To Punish Violence January 4, 2006 Vancouver’s Underbelly A Sore   2005 December 14, 2005 Drug Regulation Is A Slippery Slope To Hell November 23, 2005 Bring On A North Vancouver Police Department November 2, 2005 Oppal Must Drive Provincial Policing Reform October 12, 2005 It’s Time To Oppalize Police Boards September 21, 2005 The Police Are The Public August 31, 2005 Immigrants Suggest True North Not So Free August 10, 2005 Little Children Need Our Drug Protection July 20, 2005 The Wrong Way To Maintain The Right June 29, 2005 Canada Day Is Not Just Another Day Off June 8, 2005 To Be Or Not To Be A Scofflaw, That’s The Question May 18, 2005 New Attorney General Can Make A Difference April 27, 2005 Trudeau Caused Street Prostitute Problem April 6, 2005 Decriminalization Is Simplistic March 16, 2005 A Junkie's Life Is Not OK February 23, 2005 Skid Road Hell Paved With Illegal Drugs February 2, 2005 Remembering The Caseload In Drug Court January 12, 2005 Plea Bargains Are A Bad Deal   2004 December 29, 2004  Demand Sentences That Deter December 1, 2004   WV Lawyer Helps Crime Victims Claim Damages November 10, 2004 It's All About The Victim In Civil Court October 20, 2004 Conditional Sentences Are Judicial Cop-Outs June 10, 2004 Seven-Year Sentence A Weak Message To Sex Predators