https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest Laura Graham & Ashtyn Crabb en-us 2017-03-28 20:18:07 UTC 2023-03-01 14:30:31 UTC hello@padlet.com LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163263427 This website highlights the rights you have when arrested that are under Section 10 of the Constitution. These are important to know in case you are ever arrested. Having great knowledge of your rights will allow you to understand if you are being told all of your rights properly upon being arrested. ]]> 2017-03-28 20:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163263427 LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163265928 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982. It is designed to unify Canadians around a set of principles that embody those rights. Our country set these in place so we must live by it. ]]> 2017-03-28 20:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163265928 LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163271195 In this video, Timothy Rountree explains the importance of knowing your rights upon arrest. He also mentions some of the rights and how important it is to not fight your arrest and to keep silent because you cannot talk your way out of an arrest ]]> 2017-03-28 21:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163271195 LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163535777 Stephen Jack, a criminal lawyer from Toronto, writes an article on what he believes to be the four most important rights one has upon being arrested. He believes the four most important rights are: 
1) Right to speak with a lawyer
2) Right not to make a statement
3) Informed promptly of the reasons for arrest or detention
4) Right to have Validity of Detention determined by way of Habeas Corpus]]> 2017-03-29 19:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163535777 LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163538633 It is important to understand your rights upon being arrested so you have an understanding if your rights are correctly being told to you or if being told at all. ]]> 2017-03-29 19:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163538633 LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163540335 A criminal defence attorney talks about what we see when someone is arrested in a Hollywood movie versus what actually happens when being arrested in real life and how we get the two mixed up. ]]> 2017-03-29 19:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163540335 LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163549589 This picture is from the G20 Summit in Toronto from 2010. During the G20 summit, police violated civil rights, detained people illegally and used excessive force. The mass arrests were unlawful and many people were not read their rights. ]]> 2017-03-29 20:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163549589 LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163594896 Stephen A. King, a civil rights attorney, speaks about knowing your rights and how to use them when being approached by law enforcement. This video helps you better understand your rights when in a situation with the police. ]]> 2017-03-30 03:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163594896 LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163596753 This is a video of a woman reading aloud section 10 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Arrest or Detention ]]> 2017-03-30 04:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163596753 LauraGraham https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163599601 We chose to do our case study on R v. Therens]]> 2017-03-30 05:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/LauraGraham/RightsUponArrest/wish/163599601