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Originally posted by SleazyDream
Witnesses pay more when they speak up then criminals do. I witnesses a hit and run with a car and a parked van several months ago. I took down the licence plate of the car so the police could match the paint and they got a 100% match. The women who did the hit and run denied she did it. I gave the police a description of her and it matched what she looked like and she still pled not guilty. So a trial was set and myself and the woman who?s parked van got hit (she wasn?t even there) got summoned to court. The lady that hit her came into court and still pled not guilty to the crown attorney. The crown attorney pointed out that he had 2 witnesses present and physical evidence matching her car's paint to the van that got hit. He had her 100% nailed to the wire on a serious charge of leaving the scene of an accident. So what does the crown attorney do, he offers to reduce the charge to imprudent driving, 2 demerits and a $72 fine. The woman caused over $1800 in damage and two people were pulled out of work for a ½ day. I drove into Winnipeg from Arborg (and only offered 9 cents a km from this, not even 1/3 of my milage cost) and lost almost a full day of work time. Had she gotten a $500 fine I would have felt a wee bit better, but $72! Since there was 2 people summoned the crown attorney basically just told me my day was worth $36. I lost more money writing down the licence plate of the car that hit the van than the person who actually hit the van,.as did the innocent woman who?s Van got hit. I think this crown attorney needs to have his position reviewed, as after this why would ANYONE EVER want to bear witness to any incident of property destruction since it costs a LOT MORE to be a witness than the criminal has to pay if they get caught and convicted! Who really got punished.........
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That shouuld teach you to mind your own business you nosey fuck!
