Windsor, Ont., police now charging people using illegal drugs in public despite prosecution uncertainty
For years, federal lawyers have been instructed to avoid prosecuting people who openly use illegal drugs in public. Now, Windsor, Ont., police are stopping to arrest them. Here's why the service decided to lay charges and track how many cases make it through the courts.
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Charges should be public. We deserve to know.
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Hope they catch whoever did this.
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Thanks for the update.
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Saw the cruiser go by around 11. Was wondering what was up.
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Solid piece, eh.
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Saw the cruiser go by around 11. Was wondering what was up.
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Hope they catch whoever did this.
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Hope they catch whoever did this.
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Anyone else seeing this on their end?
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Awful. That family's been through enough.
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Charges should be public. We deserve to know.
First I'm hearing of this.