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Canada to U.S.: Stop Dumping Your Sex Offenders Here

By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
Posted on Thu Oct 26, 2006 at 12:05:42 PM EST
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Ontario's premier declares that his province is no "dumping ground" for American sex offenders, after a former school teacher was sentenced to Canada by a Buffalo judge.

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    Canada to U.S.: Stop Dumping Your Sex Offenders Here | 5 comments (5 topical)

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    Pfff... Canada... (none / 0) (#1)
    by desertswine on Thu Oct 26, 2006 at 12:37:31 PM EST
    US to Canada:

    "When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it". ...

    We don't normally... (none / 0) (#2)
    by John Mann on Thu Oct 26, 2006 at 04:11:31 PM EST
    ...allow convicted criminals into Canada - although given our current Prime Minister's deep-seated need to roll over for anything American, it wouldn't surprise me if these guys started rolling in by the busload.

    He was living in Canada at the time (none / 0) (#3)
    by Wile ECoyote on Thu Oct 26, 2006 at 04:46:25 PM EST
    I don't see how this is dumping.  The only reason to bring this up is if you are concerned he may do it again.

    it sounds like.......................... (none / 0) (#4)
    by cpinva on Fri Oct 27, 2006 at 10:42:02 AM EST
    this judge is making stuff up on the fly. any attorneys here aware of banishment as a legal punishment, in the U.S., for any offense?

    thanks should go to scribe (none / 0) (#5)
    by unbill on Sat Oct 28, 2006 at 06:48:12 AM EST
    This story was commented on by scribe here on this site a couple of days ago - of course, talkleft missed it because it was too concerned with becoming a poor man's dailykos instead of concentrating on its single-issue focus.

    -unbill

    Canada to U.S.: Stop Dumping Your Sex Offenders Here | 5 comments (5 topical)

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