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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
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FIFTH AVENUEGEORGE STREETVICTORIA STREET
Two years of probation will follow.
Crown counsel said a global sentence of 10 months, or about 300 days, would be appropriate. However, Basil had been in custody since July 16. He was given the customary double credit for this dead time in remand, and that was how his sentence was reduced to the 216 days of new time.
On April 8 Basil breached probation terms by failing to report as required. On May 17 he uttered threats to a man at the needle clinic downtown, court was told.
On June 28 police arrested Basil over an outstanding matter. A search turned up 40 tabs of the drug ecstasy, one container of 2.9 grams of cocaine and another with 2.1 grams of cocaine inside, Crown counsel said.
On July 16 Basil violated release conditions not to go to George Street by returning to that area. A search turned up a small quantity of cocaine, drug paraphernalia and $699 in cash. Basil was originally charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in connection with this incident, but on Wednesday he pleaded guilty to the lesser and included offence of simple possession of a controlled substance, court heard.
In his statement to the court before sentencing, Basil apologized for the threats he made to the man in the May 17 incident.
All items seized were ordered forfeited to the Crown.
Probation conditions include a requirement to attend counselling for drug abuse and a ban on visiting the area bounded by Second Avenue, Victoria Street, Fifth Avenue and the Fraser River. An exception to the ban was made for visits to the probation office in the courthouse building and for visits to the needle clinic. Basil must leave the area five minutes after stopping at the needle clinic.
Basil is banned from possessing firearms or other weapons for 10 years.
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This guy is obviously a drug dealer (I don't think he could consume 40 tabs of E himself)
He is violent(most people on the streets don't make threats unless they follow through with them)
He is a repeat offender (obviously in for his second time around as he was on probation AND he breached it so I don't think his mind or attitude has changed muc)
And they think sticking him away for 6 months is gonna cure him this time. Gimme a BREAK. I guess they think he's better now because he apologized.
Oh and my very favorite part was that an exception to his big 3 block ban was made for visits to the needle clinic! Don't even get me started on the needle exchanges. That was DEFINATELY a bleeding heart invention. Makes me sick. We have little children dying every day because their medical condition isn't covered by the govt but the friggen addicts needles are?? Does this seem &@%$ed up to anyone else????