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Number of the day: 53. That’s how many driving offences on the abysmal record of William Ryan who was back before a judge on an impaired driving charge—his fifth—among others. Of course, he was sent to jail, right? Nah. Judge Gale Synclair had seen Ryan enough times to declare he “wasn’t a bad guy” and didn’t want to incarcerate him so he sentenced him to house arrest. Ryan had been to jail before and that didn’t seem to change anything. Being convicted didn’t do it either, since he has nine charges of driving while prohibited.
It makes no sense. There was no Kelowna Rockets game to get to, was there, Gale? OK, so a judge should be concerned with rehabilitation of the offender. Forcing the man to lose his job just might make him a greater criminal nuisance. So to make this decision, Synclair heard all about Ryan’s regrets and his heroic efforts to rehabilitate himself and get help for his alcohol issues, right? Er, no. So Synclair requirement him to take counselling for his addictions, right? Nah. Sobriety tests? Nope. We have plenty of great judges in Kelowna and sometimes Synclair is one of them. But this decision makes it tough to establish confidence.
Quotes of the day:
“The paving of the notorious tar ponds of Sydney, Nova Scotia has begun. The site has long been considered one of Canada’s most toxic. “We’re thrilled about it,” said a local resident (note: sarcasm is hard to get across in print). The province plans to pave over several other problem areas over the next year, including homeless people, the deficit, and teen pregnancy.” This Hour has 22 Minutes.
“The Canadian Military has stopped reporting when soldiers are wounded in battle in Afghanistan, and instead will deliver annual statistics to the public. The policy shift is reportedly in place to keep the Taliban in the dark. Along the same lines, the following policies have also been enacted: All wounded soldiers will have to pretend to not be injured; 30,000 scarecrows will be erected for intimidation; All jeeps will now be dressed up like tanks; All soldiers will be required to speak in really loud voices about the “Huge wave of backup we have coming ANY SECOND NOW” This Hour has 22 Minutes.
“Oh, hey, are you ready for the 2010 census? It’s going to be complicated this year. So the government should have patience. Here’s part of the problem: Most Americans count as two.” –David Letterman
“Have you filled out a census form? Here’s the deal: 10 questions in 10 minutes. That’s what they’re saying. Coincidentally, that is how John McCain chose his running mate.” –David Letterman
“Jersey Shore’ is premiering in 30 different countries this week. It will be shown in France, except in France it’s called ‘Another Reason to Hate America.’” –Jimmy Fallon
