Thursday, November 2. 2023

Today's schedule is DCBA

D/C Blocks Social and Environmental Sciences - Today you'll work through a reflection worksheet about Cathedral Grove. Young will give you an 11x17 sheet of paper and wants you to colour/draw/map out/graphically design the following:

1. Describe your sit spot with as much detail as you can (write or draw this)
2. What you SEE and what activities were going on - whether you notice trees, flowers, leaves, bricks, buildings, or a dog?
3. What human or natural SOUNDS did you hear and where were these sounds in relation to where you were sitting?
4. What do you notice when you inhaled and exhaled through your nose? What did the air feel like in your nostrils or lungs? Were there any overwhelming SMELLs that told you something of what was going on in your surroundings? 
5. Did you TOUCH the surface where you sat - whether tree, rocks, bench or soil? What did it feel like? Squishy? Hard? Cool? Hot? What factors might be contributing to that sensation?
6. What emotions arose as time passed at your sit spot? Were you happy? Nostalgic? Reflective? Sad? How does the practice of taking a few quiet and observant moments to yourself change your mood?
7. What was it like to sit still and quietly observe your surroundings from one place? What did you notice with your senses that surprised you? What is something you wondered?

Benton will also have a worksheet for you to work on. You DO NOT need to fill in the reflection piece, that is what you are doing with Young. To help with Benton's worksheet

B Block Human Geography - Today you have your first test in class (on population, development, migration and basic concepts). You are allowed to use your weekly note packages (not the textbook) as a support and will most likely need the entire block for this. If you finish early, then you may continue working on the culture work package from this week 

A Block Legal Studies - Today, from 2:15-2:35 you'll be going to the MPR for a post-secondary presentation from colleges, universities and the Canadian Military. We'll start the class with pre-trial negotiations (resolution discussions). From the Department of Justice here in Canada: Broadly speaking, the promises that may be made by Crown counsel fall into three, overlapping categories: (1) promises relating to the nature of the charges to be laid (charge bargaining); (2) promises relating to the ultimate sentence that may be meted out by the court (sentence bargaining); and (3) promises relating to the facts that the Crown may bring to the attention of the trial judge (fact bargaining).

1. Charge Bargaining
   1. Reduction of the charge to a lesser included offence;
   2. Withdrawal or stay of other charges or the promise not to proceed with other possible charges; or
   3. Promise not to charge friends or family of the defendant; or
   4. Promise to withdraw a charge in return for the defendant's undertaking to enter into a peace bond.
2. Sentence Bargaining
   1. Promise to proceed summarily rather than by way of indictment;
   2. Promise to make a specific sentence recommendation;
   3. Promise not to oppose defence counsel's sentence recommendation;
   4. Promise to submit a joint sentencing submission;
   5. Promise not to appeal against sentence imposed at trial;
   6. Promise not to apply for a more severe penalty (for example, by not giving notice to seek a higher range of sentence based on the accused's previous conviction – s. 727 of the Criminal Code);
   7. Promise not to apply to the trial court for a finding that the accused is a dangerous offender (s. 753 of the Criminal Code) or a long–term offender (s. 753.1 of the Criminal Code);
   8. Promise to make a representation as to the place of imprisonment, type of treatment, etc.; or
   9. Promise to arrange the sentence hearing before a particular judge.
3. Fact bargaining
   1. promise not to "volunteer" information detrimental to the accused during the sentencing hearing;
   2. promise not to mention a circumstance of the offence that may be interpreted by the judge as an aggravating factor (see, for example, the aggravating factors listed in s. 718.2(a) of the Criminal Code).

After, I'll have you work on the following from yesterday:

Questions 1 & 3 from page 167 of the All About Law Text

1. Following arrest, under what circumstances is the accused more likely to be released until his or her court appearance? When is someone not likely to be released?

3. Why is habeas corpus an important legal right in a civil democracy?

Questions 2, 4, and 5 from page 178 of the All About Law Text

2. Identify the legal rights of an accused on arrest or detention.

4. Identify the different types of pre-trial release, and provide an example of each.

5. Puneeta was sitting with some friends at the park when two police officers walked over to the group. When the police noticed several open beer cans near Puneeta, they demanded identification, assuming that she was guilty of drinking in public. Puneeta told the officers that the beer cans were not hers and that she had not been drinking. She demanded to be let go, but the police grabbed her by the arm. Puneeta became frightened and noisy, and struggled to get free. The police then fined her for drinking in public and arrested her for causing a disturbance. When the officers began to handcuff her, a shoving

and pushing match broke out. Puneeta was charged with two counts of assault.

a) Why was Puneeta charged with assault?

b) Should Puneeta be found guilty of assault? Explain.

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