10-07-2019, 12:52 AM
(10-03-2019, 09:27 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(10-03-2019, 03:30 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: Toronto Police use 30m as a rule of thumb for midblock crossings. It is absolutely unconscionable Guelph Police would charge a pedestrian for crossing at this location.
This is an example of a charge which instead of being defended, should be attacked as being frivolous. If found frivolous, as it should be in this case, the officer and their force should be penalized. Finding the person walking not guilty is not good enough.
This is true, and the ones charged probably could at least have the charges dropped (if not sue the police force), but doing so takes resources, time, and expertise that many do not have. Do not for a second believe the justice system is truly "fair".
It is unconscionable, especially as there are probably charges they could have used that would have stuck (failure to yield comes to mind), ironically, since the driver was turning, I suspect the driver *could* have been charged, as turning vehicles have a responsibility to avoid road users already in the roadway they are turning onto...but that one is more my speculation.