We are seeing instances where even repeat offenders with extensive criminal records are released with minimal oversight
All 13 of Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, deploring the spread of random acts of violence and calling for tougher bail standards.
The decision reflected a trend in judicial thinking some years in the making. The purpose was to emphasize the need for more humane treatment of offenders, many of whom struggle with mental-health issues or addiction. In Victoria two weeks ago, six businesses had their windows smashed in a single night, and this was merely the most in a night in a spree of such behaviour.
One in five British Columbians say they’ve been victims of crime in the past two years, the highest rate in the country next to Alberta. Yet this misses the central cause for concern. The sheer randomness, indeed gratuitous nature of the vandalism and violence we are seeing speaks to a mindset of rising social disengagement.And in one sense they have. By softening bail conditions for repeat offenders, or eliminating them altogether, our courts have defined downwards the standard of minimally acceptable behaviour.Nationwide today, only one-third of Canadians have confidence in our criminal courts. In B.C.
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