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To the Editor of the Sudbury Star,
(This letter was not published)
I read this article with great interest. Setting aside any arguments on the actual prostitution laws, GSPS Sgt. Rumford seems quite pleased that they will be targeting individuals who have, in fact, not committed any unlawful activity. The mere act of driving slowly through a certain area will cause the police to send the person a "community safety letter" instructing them to stop this legal activity. The article goes on to say that police will keep an internal list of these people and, if they persist in this legal activity, "criminal charges may follow". I'd be interested in what charges could be laid against someone who has not violated any law.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees anyone present in Canada certain fundamental rights including freedom of association and freedom of movement. It appalls me that our law enforcement community would target and intimidate individuals, who have violated no law, merely because the activity does not meet with police approval. I didn't know that thinking of a criminal act, if this was actually what the individual was doing, would be a legitimate cause for enforcement action.
Shades of George Orwell, it appears Big Brother may be raising his thought controlling head right here in the Nickel Capital.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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