Criminal defence lawyer. Justice reform, and death penalty abolition. More fun than I sound.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined January 2018
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Did Toronto police conspire to plant a man’s ID as evidence in a gun case — or was it one officer’s ‘honest lie?’ trib.al/R1gtV7z
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‘It is imperative that what the police did here be condemned’: Peel officers made up reasons for an illegal search — then lied about it in court, judge finds trib.al/JqU0nMe
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Congratulations to the new Fellows of the @actl inducted at the 75th Anniversary meeting in Washington, DC.
Bravo to our new Ontario Fellows:
John Adair
Hussein Aly
Mark Ertel
George Karahotzitis, and
Michael Lacy
And congratulations to our new President, John Day.
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Gun charges tossed after Toronto East jail guards ‘cover up’ pepper-spray incident — despite video evidence. thestar.com/news/gta/gun-cha… via @torontostar – at Toronto, Ontario
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The abuse in jails is rampant and disgusting. Although this case found its way to justice, there are dozens of others that get don't get dealt with for a plethora of reasons. Congrats to @Humza_AH for winning. Next question: what happens to the COs who did this? Probably nothing.
Excellent work by @Humza_AH
Gun charges tossed after Toronto jail guards ‘cover up’ pepper-spray incident — despite video evidence thestar.com/news/gta/gun-cha… via @torontostar
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Prodigious work by Humza Hussain @Humza_AH
How a kidnapping plot to extort 500 bitcoins was undone by Toronto police and the COVID-19 pandemic thestar.com/news/gta/how-a-k… via @torontostar
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Jason Hurst will call in from NC's death row for tonight's panel. He is originally from West Virginia and credits his Muslim faith with transforming his life and motivating him to offer service to others. Register here: bit.ly/MuslimLensDP #NCDeathPenalty
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Jails and prisons - through family separation, the trauma of incarceration, failure to address root causes of harm, and generational destabilization of communities - actually breed and perpetuate the very harms they’re purportedly meant to protect us from.
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First, they were sentenced to death for a crime they didn't commit and spent 30 yrs in prison. Then, after they were exonerated, this "lawyer" stole their pardon payments and much more. Unconscionable. newsobserver.com/news/local/… @_andrewcarter @newsobserver
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This Sunday marks Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women following the
murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal in 1989. If you feel comfortable to, share your story with us at social(@)torstar(.)ca
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This simple passage from the late Michael Brooks's *Against the Web* points to why political realism should be the political philosophy of the Left: leave moralism to the reactionaries, liberals, and wokescolds. We can do normative--but not moral--theory through material analysis
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With the help of duty counsel @Halfyard_law Duty Counsel and Crown on appeal ONCA admits fresh evidence and shows sentencing is a "human process", reducing custodial term to time served:
ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2…
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Love and solidarity friends.
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Five years ago today, we lost Kalief Browder. nyr.kr/1KjlBvd
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Watch this video to understand the earth shaking implications fo the #IranCables
“The message of these documents is the U.S. invasion of Iraq was a historic mistake, a strategic blunder of massive proportions. We invaded and Iran won the war.” interc.pt/2r1oqAx #irancables
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If you just read one story about what's at stake in the NC #RacialJusticeAct cases that will be in the NC Supreme Court this week, make it this @Edpilkington story in @guardian theguardian.com/world/2019/a…
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We built a campaign to reduce recidivism.
Decriminalize poverty.
End mass incarceration.
To protect our immigrant communities.
Keep people rooted in their communities with the access to support and services.
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Four years ago today, we lost Kalief Browder at 22. His suicide came a few years after his release from Rikers. He spent more than 1,000 days there, mostly in solitary confinement, awaiting a trial that never came. All over the alleged theft of a backpack. nyr.kr/1KjlBvd
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Kawhi Leonard:
- Grew up in Compton
- Youngest of 5 siblings
- Worked at his dad's car wash
- At 17, his father was murdered
- Suspect was never caught
- He spent hours alone, shooting hoops
He now has an entire country of 37 million fans.
#Kawhi #raptors #NBAPlayoffs
