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Ex-judge, now MP Wally Opal came out to correct what he felt was a bad sentence on a woman who was on drugs and driving down the opposite side of the upper levels highway. (the judge complimented her on not speeding though..)

I am sure he will not do that in this case, even though it's needed and the public is demanding it.

The best comment I heard on this guy was that the justice industry is pushing him through as fast and as quietly as possible because he's such an embarrassment.

[ridenrain]

He's in the news again. Good job court system.
Good thing there was a publication ban on his last trial dealings because this poor victim of society definately needs our help and trust... Hrolfff!

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Hit-run driver arrested again
Man who killed pedestrian collared for allegedly stealing wallet and cellphone
Laura Payton, The Province
Published: Monday, September 17, 2007
A man who served only four months in jail for killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run has been arrested again.

Xiao Zhang, a 21-year-old autistic man with borderline mental abilities, was released on parole just over two weeks ago after serving one third of his sentence.

Zhang struck and killed Dr. David Higgins of New Zealand on June 27, 2006, before speeding off. He was released on parole Aug. 28.

On Friday afternoon, a soccer team at Andy Livingstone Park in Vancouver allegedly caught him with a stolen wallet and cellphone belonging to team members.

Police arrested him and are looking for a revocation of his parole, said Vancouver Police Department spokesman Const. Tim Fanning yesterday.

Higgins' sister, Margaret Higgins Chang, said she is glad to see him back in custody. But she isn't hopeful his parole will be revoked.

"We feel that he was let out far too early," said Chang, a Washington state lawyer.

"We're resigned to the fact that the Canadian justice system does not seem to be in the business of justice.

"I'm sure with everything else that's happened all down the line since David was killed,
he will be released immediately once again."

Zhang was sentenced to 11 months in jail in the hit-and-run. It was Zhang's second hit-and-run, although he was not charged for the first one, in which the victim wasn't badly hurt.

A psychological report entered as evidence in his sentencing said Zhang has borderline mental retardation and was barely capable of independent living.

Zhang pleaded guilty, but while awaiting sentencing for the hit-and-run, he fled to Toronto.

When he was arrested there, he had rented a car and was trying to rent an apartment.

At his parole hearing, board members heard that Zhang is "very immature and very manipulative." They noted that he is "pampered."

Zhang was to serve the full length of his sentence in the community until it was completed in March.

The conditions imposed on him include living with his father and checking in with a parole officer weekly.

Once his sentence was completed, he would have begun two years of probation, including a 6 p.m. curfew and 50 hours of community service.

Zhang was also banned from driving for five years.

lapayton@png.canwest.com

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Wow. Talk about being cold and inconsiderate.

This woman had her dad mowed down with less concern and copmpassion than a dog in the street and you pass it off as American arogance?

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Dr. David Higgins, 51, who was visiting from New Zealand with his young daughter, who saw him killed.

Yesterday, Higgins' grieving family, including his elderly parents and two sisters who drove from the Seattle area to attend court, were furious that Zhang did not show up.

"This man has shown such disrespect of the law before, and the fact that he didn't show up today should mean there is absolutely no question that he deserves serious jail time," said Higgins' sister, Margaret Higgins-Chang, who brought her elderly and ailing parents to court from Everett, Wash.

"Your pedestrians are expendable -- we are leaving right now and we are never, ever coming back to Canada," she said.

Higgins-Chang said that her brother's extended family is still angry that Zhang did not face more serious charges.

"Evidently, this man just hasn't killed the right person yet, instead of just a tourist from New Zealand."

After striking Higgins in a crosswalk at Granville and Drake, Zhang fled the scene at high speed, leaving Higgins' young daughter screaming for help.

"This man was ordered not to drive before and disrespected that order, too. Nothing will stop him except jail," said Higgins-Chang.

She said Canadian speed limits should be lowered and enforced, and more severe penalties levied for striking a pedestrian.

Her sister Judy Estes agreed: "The consequences of being in a crosswalk in Canada should not be death."

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/ ... d03d5adff8

These people made a number of visits from New Zealand and Seattle to be at the trial, which is far more than this little POS botthered to do. They had faith in the justice system and it let them, and us down.

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Oj was a huge case with huge money involved. Do you want to compair that to the Air India or the Airbus Investigation? While no system is perfect, I'm leaning farther and farther away from ours, and this little POS is the posterboy for it.

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We can't solve the justice system in the rest of the world but we can make a difference in ours.

This sort of crap always makes me wonder what gang has what judge on the payroll.

[Freakinoldguy]

Just heard on the news this morning that Mr Zhang is at it again. He was apparently arrested for stealing a cell phone and wallet in a Vancouver Park.

Anybody wanna bet that they still don't revoke this POS's parole???????????????????????

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.. and do what? Slap on another publication ban and give him another years probation? Maybe electronic monitoring?

We didn't get justice when he killed someone and ran away so I doubt we'll get it now.

[Freakinoldguy]

If there was any real justice, they'd have given the deceased's family a varied selection of large blunt instruments and left them alone in a locked room with this, piece of crap.