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Driving Law Episode 452: Fake Parking Tickets, Prosecutorial Misconduct & AI Crash Videos

In Episode 452 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss a strange encounter in downtown Vancouver involving a driver who allegedly attempted to avoid paying for parking by placing an old parking ticket on the windshield of a different vehicle. The discussion explores whether the conduct could amount to fraud or the use of a forged document, and raises broader questions about compliance with everyday laws and public attitudes toward enforcement.

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Your Right to Silence in Police Investigations

Woman in sunglasses sitting in a car, holding up her driver's license while a police officer in uniform writes a ticket outside her window.

If you remember one phrase when dealing with the police, it should be this: “lawyer told me not to talk to you.” That line is more than a meme or a slogan. It captures a core legal protection that exists to shield ordinary people from accidentally harming themselves during police investigations.

Understanding your right to silence can make the difference between protecting yourself and creating evidence the police did not already have.

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Edmonton Police Commit a Dangerous Assault on Justice

Police vehicle pulling over a white SUV for speeding on a city road in British Columbia

The Edmonton Police Service’s recent attack on Crown counsel is not merely a lapse in judgment. It is an alarming act of institutional arrogance that strikes at the heart of our justice system. By publicly condemning a manslaughter plea and threatening to release evidence in a case they believe should have resulted in a first-degree murder conviction, the police have stepped far outside their lawful role. This behaviour is reckless, unconstitutional, and a direct threat to the rule of law.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 368

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Doing it right in front of the police

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesday, we look at three stories where people decided to commit their crimes directly in front of the police. These were not quiet attempts to slip away unnoticed. One wonders sometimes why police think everyone is a criminal. The stories this week do nothing to discourage that way of thinking. 

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 359

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Strange Doings About The RCMP

Often strange things happen in and around police detachments. The public hears about them because someone got charged or sued, or because it can’t be hidden and then makes it into the news.

Much takes place that we learn of due to our daily contacts with the police and we keep it to ourselves. We do this not because of confidentiality or legal privilege. It’s rare that we have a solicitor-client relationship with the police. Usually we keep these secrets out of fairness, to preserve relationships or because nothing good would come from sharing. That’s probably true in many walks of life, but in our practise area, the stories are often particularly interesting and weird and sometimes wacky. Here are three that did come to light.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 350

Cartoon scene showing rogue cyclists involved in wild acts—slashing a police tire, fighting a delivery driver, and robbing an elderly woman.

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: When Cyclists Go Rogue

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, we turn our focus to bicycles. Not the kind that quietly glide through parks or get people to work in the sunshine, but the ones caught up in bizarre crimes. As the weather warms up and people start riding more, we’re reminded that cyclists—like anyone else—can lose their cool, act out, or just plain cross the line.

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Common Police Questions at a Traffic Stop

When you’re pulled over by the police in British Columbia, they may ask questions designed to elicit incriminating responses. Although police officers in B.C. do things differently from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and each officer has their own practices, there are some commonly asked questions. Knowing how to handle these questions at a traffic stop can be very important, as your answers may be used against you later on.

Here are the three most common questions police might ask and how best to respond.

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Can Police Demand That You Remove Your Mask?

I recently wrote a blog post in which I provided some recommendations for how people can survive a roadblock this summer. In that post, I recommended that people wear a mask when approaching a roadblock or interacting with police, due to the way it can protect from COVID-19.

This got me thinking… can police demand that you remove your mask?

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