Monday, April 15, 2024

Tuesday, April 16. 2024

Today's schedule is CDAB

C Block Human Geography - I believe the words were "Straight up work block"


Get after it! I'll come around and help where needed. From last Wednesday's blog...the tragic story of Choi Jin-ri, also known as Sulli.


From the National Public Radio article Sudden Death Of A Young K-Pop Star Spurs Talk Of Action On Mental Health, Bullying
Women in the K-pop industry are particularly scrutinized and harassed accordingly online — whether for reading a book that allegedly promotes feminism, for wearing clothes that are too scandalous on stage, or even just for sporting a phone case that reads, "Girls can do anything." These types of "scandals" have been exacerbated as Korea experiences both a growing feminist movement and a backlash against it. Sulli was one of the most outspoken female celebrities on women's issues — after Korea's Supreme Court ruled that abortion should be legalized, she posted a message of support, drawing the ire of many online commentators.
This is a strong example of the conflict between folk and global culture. I have a question for you to answer about this in your Introduction to Culture package today.




D Block Physical Geography - Today, you'll have time to finish your mass wasting work. We'll also look at three types of snow avalanches (loose, wet, and slab). We'll understand where they occur, why they happen and figure out the physics of snow mass movement.
 

A Block Criminology - Today we'll look at Burglary along with Break and Enter. Just to note that in 2020, during the early days of the pandemic, although there was a 22 per cent decrease in residential break and enters in Canada between March and June, in the four weeks between March 18 and April 15, compared with the same period the previous year, Vancouver saw a 147 per cent increase in commercial break-and-enters. Residential break-and-enters were up 51 per cent (from CBC Vancouver Commercial break-ins up 147% during COVID-19 crisis)…check out the Vancouver Sun Break and Enter Crime section and from July, last Summer, Police report spike in vehicle break-ins in Courtenay

You'll have one question to answer:

What can you do to reduce the chances of being victimized by a good burglar? - Consider targets (houses, cars AND commercial properties like businesses)

To Help: What makes a good burglar?

Then, in order to understand "professional" thieves, I am going to show you an episode of "White Collar". The premise of the show is that Neal Caffrey, a renowned con artist, forger, and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI, specifically Special Agent Peter Burke. With only three months left in his four-year sentence, he escapes to look for his girlfriend, Kate. Peter Burke once again finds Caffrey and returns him to prison. This time, Caffrey proposes a deal to help Burke apprehend dangerous white collar criminals with the FBI as part of a work-release program. After some hesitation, Burke agrees. They thus begin their unconventional and testy relationship. Today's episode is called Copycat Caffrey. When the theft of a famous painting makes the papers, Neal and Peter think they have a copycat on their hands who is taking inspiration from Neal's past exploits.




B Block Legal Studies - 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). Plea Bargains and Public Prosecution Service of Canada: Resolution Discussions
  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.


Today's Fit...


 

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