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Originally Posted by Bainne
Disappointing.
At the end of the day, it really is lose/lose. Either the kids hire a half decent lawyer and poke holes in the prosecution, wasting our tax dollars in the process (though I think it may be fair to argue that Crown has an obligation to pursue cases in the public interest) or it is ruled that we as citizens fall under the burden of a law that can take away anything from us, at any time, based purely on the words of a neighbour.
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If someone ran over a baby speeding through an intersection with withnesses around, I believe you would still be able to charge someone criminally.
You are correct, if you do get a lawyer, you might be able to get off. BUT, the police doesn't have to do anything. All they have to do is have the driver ADMIT he was speeding and street racing, then it's all good.