Greg Kyllo says police officers work hard, putting their safety on the line to catch criminals – only to have them released by the system.
Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo says change can't come soon enough to B.C.'s "catch-and-release" justice system.
The BC Liberal politician says criminal activity and random attacks are part of an increase in crime severity that "goes hand-in-hand with the prevalence of no-charge repeat offenders who continue to roam the streets under this government's catch-and-release criminal justice system. The BC Urban Mayors Caucus raised alarm bells about a 75 per cent increase in the rate of no-charge assessments, and Kyllo cites Statistic Canada numbers that show violent crime in B.C. has increased by 30 per cent.
Recent crimes in the Shuswap have included a dog being stabbed to death, a violent incident in which a man was struck by a vehicle and died, and a road rage incident that sent two women to hospital.
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