(Response: the 2 for 1 WAS applied in Thow’s case ..maybe because his arrest preceded the change. Yes the judge sentenced him to nine…but I am still disgusted the CROWN …who are supposed to to be PROSECUTORS and represent the victims and justice ..aimed so low …at seven. They should have asked for TWELVE. h.o.)

(Response: Of course not. But I am suggesting that someone who pleads guilty to 20 charges involving $8 MILLION and who seriously hurt the lives of so many people deserves more than 36 months in jail, after all is said and done. And I am disgusted that the Crown agreed with the defence that a total seven year sentence would be agreeable … or only 26 months in jail, with all the credits Thow would receive. His victims will suffer much longer than he will. Surprise! Surprise! h.o0

(Response: And more than two tears from the rest of us. h.o)

This guy played it (our legal system) for what it is – he didn’t appeal extradition because he knew he’d get life down in the States. One thing that seemed to catch him off guard was the DNA sample he has to give. I bet he was planning another caper down south when he gets out, but now his genes will give him away.

(Response: Not quite. Justice shouldn’t be measured in dollars, but in charges. Jones ghot 11 years on TWO charges… Thow nine years on 20 charges. Doesn’t seem like parity to me! h.o)

But the Canadian establishment did its best. They rose up with one voice and decried American persecution of their foppish hero. Macleans Magazine was specially shameful as were other of the Toronto newspapers and their society dazzled columnists. But, most of those folks could trace paycheques back to Connie and Barbara.

How many foreign convicts get media platforms to sustain their voices while incarcerated? Or, get to sustain the trust bound assets that stay out of reach of potential creditors?

(Response: Yes ,and I’ve written repearedly about Black and his still being published in the National (Post) ..available by searching under his name. h..o)

Bang on! This applies to another escalating form of fraud against seniors that this province’s legal and judicial establishment has carefully cultivated, and is actively “harmonizing” into other provinces as we speak. It’s a growing cancer.

I’m speaking of the laws that govern the rights of the elderly that allow seniors to be declared incompetent and to have their rights and assets stripped by anyone (anyone) who sees fit to challenge their competency, regardless of motive.

Here’s how the law in BC is set up — whomever petitions the court for guardianship first has the upper hand legally. If that happens to be someone who is bright, cunning, lack moral or ethical fibre and willing to commit fraud , well that’s no concern of the court. These fraud artists don’t even have to worry about the risk of jail. Nobody cares if a senior is defrauded of their rights, their assets, their life.

Why is this happening? Well, for one thing, adult guardianship court “petitions” aren’t handled by the courts like regular trials. No cross-examination, no jury, nada. Just quiet little courtroom hearings where the deed is done usually in a few minutes, with only the two parties present. Easy, peasy. Someone loses their rights and the assets they worked all their life for their retirement comfort. Gone.

Whether the “petitioner” asking to be given the authority over the senior’s life and assets might be doing so for ulterior motives isn’t investigated. Of course, the judge could rule against them, but that would mean they’d have to look closely at the petition/petitioner but they rarely do. And get this, the Adult Guardianship laws have been over-hauled (with some but not enough improvement) and were due to be implemented already. However, it was just announced that the new laws are not going to be implemented now – because there’s no money for that now. Yup, the party’s over. We was fooled folks.

Also, should someone try to call attention in the courts or regulatory agencies to an act of fraud being perpetrated (using our laws as the tool, no less), it’s a rare person who can afford the costs of a lawyer to fight a Supreme Court case battle. The primary tactic of lawyers is delay, delay, delay (for obvious, selfish reasons). It’s no coincidence that these bottom-feeders (fraudsters and lawyers) have trained their eagle eyes on the huge pot of gold that is the graying boomer generation.

Self-regulating professions (doctors and lawyers).– what a smokescreen that is, but somehow the public still buys this ridiculous notion that a degree confers a higher moral compass on these money-grubbers who pose as pillars of society. It’s a license to print money, by enabling the destruction of people’s lives. For these people, right now it’s boom time in BC! The elite and powerful protect each other, and while this has always been part of human societies, in BC today it’s out of control, and is ravaging our society.