Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 11, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 saturday free october judge declares mistrial when bad thin in sexual assault Case court unable to understand deaf woman testimony happen to Good that life by Glen a erectile and Holly Moncrieff a youth whose sexual assault trial ended abruptly this week when the judge under stand a deaf woman testimony May be Allan Manitoba assistant Deputy Justice said yester Day that because provincial court judge Ron Myers declared a mistrial earlier this efforts will be made to retry the alleged last the Case against a 17 year old deaf youth was dismissed when Meyers understand the victims the male youths identity is protected under the Young offenders the a 28yearold filipino haunt been taught american sign language Asl and int literate in English or after struggling with two inter one an Asl interpreter and the other a deaf Myers ruled the communication problem stood in the Way of a fair Cross exam nation and declared a Fineblit said the social worker pee sent in court says training in the United states May help the victim testify but warned the delay in train ing May take so Long the prosecution wont be Able to its like teaching someone who cant read or write to do How Long can that take this is like a once Inaline time Fineblit said the prosecution did everything it could to bring the Case to and the judge even allowed Crown counsel Neil Cutler to ask Lead ing he pointed part of a fair trial includes a defendants lawyer Cross examining the supreme court of Canada ruled this week that the British Columbia government must Supply sign an Guage interpreters for deaf people receiving medical Fineblit said he believes the fact his department had two interpreters in court monday Means this ruling have changed the outcome of the filipino woman Laurie coordinator of the Winnipeg based Council of canadians with said the Case High lights the need for Canadian courts to become More sensitive to people with to this it could not even be established when the alleged offence took according to court but this is another ease where someone who is already disadvantaged is made to be a victim even Beachell this is not a new there Are documented cases where assaults against disabled women have been thrown out of court because the women were judged not capable of giving an Beachell suggested someone from the complainants family might have acted As an everyone needs a fair but we have to ensure that people with Dis abilities Arent preyed upon because there not understood by the David for the Manitoba league of persons with Dis abilities said he is concerned pos sible criminal activity want dealt with and that the woman rights we rent Martin said he expects his group will make representation to the province on How the courts treat people with native drug abuse a government plot by Holly Moncrieff for the free press Assembly of Manitoba chiefs grand chief Rod Bushie says the prescription drug addiction crisis among his people is most Likely part of a government Bushie was replying to a report released by auditor general Denis Desautels last week that revealed some aboriginal people Are abusing the health care system to get Access to excessive and dangerous amounts of prescription asked if he thought this abuse was the result of a government plot to sedate native people so their land can be More easily Bushie that probably Paul assistant Deputy min ister of the medical services Branch of health said he was struck speechless by the its one of the most unfounded state ments Ive Ever come across in my 23 years in the Indian health he Bushie said he let the government know 12 years ago that there was a problem with prescription abuse at hollow his Home my studies showed that every House hold on the Reserve had a mini drugstore of prescribed he its too bad it took 12 years to identify the Why want it a big Issue is it because of my Colour that it fell on deaf ears 12 years ago who was regional director for health Canada at that said the government helped with the prob Lem in hollow health Canada worked with the hol Low water Community to get rid of old prescription drugs and bring charges against the pharmacy that was filling double Cochrane he said Many of the findings the auditor general reported were taken out of ninety nine per cent of aboriginal people appear to Access the system in an appropriate there Are a group of people that definitely Are manipulating the but that in a very Small Shell buses getting ready for Winter seminar october 10 open forum october 11 Mark this on your Calendar window door supermarket 45 Higgins 9561793 is this the youve been looking Lor the shopping Channel is searching for local products that reflect the Industry and culture of representatives of tsp will be reviewing products to promote on the Channel in Winnipeg on october Call the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce at 204 9448484 for a registration registration deadline is october dont delay this could be the big break youve been looking the Winnipeg chamber of come act the shopping Channel its been nearly is years since 1 saw risky the Toutt cruise Comingo Fage movie about vacationing parents who leave their teenage son Home the dads prize porsche ends up swimming with the so it was that last week my wife and 1 went away and left our 17year old son Home we dont own a you under we Trust nevertheless we wrote Down three pages of House rules and posted them where he was sure to see on the fridge Foremost among the Dos and fonts right above instructions on the care of Krypton the Golden retriever and pickles the was the first commandment no parties Tan has never seen risky so 1 want sure if he really under stood Why we were so emphatic about no but on tuesday two Days after we returned to find the animals breathing and the House still on its 1 showed Tan t directed him to Page a8 of tues Days free of 1 didst have to Point to the Home trashed after hundreds crash teen Tan read a Tuxedo Home was trashed after a party hosted by the owners teenage daughter saturday night turned into a violent the Story went on to say that the parents had gone to the Lake for the weekend and when the 15yearold daughter decided to have a few friends a few Hundred showed up and not All of them were that being from rival police dispatched 18 including a dog to the trash initial police reports estimated the damage at and said one of the owners cars was and Vars and to sets were not according to the i reached him at work there were no tvs and Vars smashed or cars and the dam from what police hear was closer to there Are people who think he and his wife were irresponsible leaving their 15yearold at Home a super i didst Tell him and i dont necessarily it depends on the As it happened they haunt intend Gordon Sinclair de on leaving their daughter 1 had a Clear understanding with my the father which was she was going to stay with a Friend that whats of More general interest about this Case is How it relates to Manitoba new parental responsibility the intent of the act is to hold mom and dad financially accountable if Junior wilfully damages but under the new Law parents can be sued Only in Small claims which has a and that a Long Way from you can still sue the person who actually did the damage for the but collecting could pose a problem even if the kid has a when 1 heard about the parental responsibility act 1 didst like the or at least what t thought the concept you dont teach children responsibility by holding their parents accountable for their but the legislation int As absolute about that As its name if parents can demonstrate to a judge that they tried their Best to control or supervise their child in other words that they Are responsible parents they dont necessarily have to pay for their kids at least not in Crown attorney Ray Wyant offers an example if a kid sneaks out a bedroom window one night and steals a i think a Parent could argue we did what we can the is on the Parent to prove Treyve been the key really is have you neglected your responsibility to raise or super Vise your child i dont think anyone would argue some time Good kids do stupid which reminds me of the question i neglected to ask the 15yearold girls father is your daughter under House arrest and if How old will she be when she gets night parole theres an ironic footnote to All the girls Hes in the trash management dining chairs a to we will rebuild your wooden re Dowel and glue All the joints to give your chairs the strength and stability they had thanksgiving May be a but Christmas can be rack Call today i Call the help line 9922468 furniture in fun Nirun the George Thomson health Centre Badenhorst the George Thomson health Centre is pleased to announce Badenhorst has relocated her practise to the George Thomson health Centre at Lions place 610 Portage Avenue specializing in seniors age 65 years please Call 7831233 monday to Friday to schedule an she ;