Exposing corruption and abuse in Canada’s justice is no easy task. When a democracy falls under the control of an unaccountable bureaucracy, even the most determined to see fair and honest justice prevail have had their voices silenced. Supported by a manipulative public relations department and an elite media, the justice system is able to manufacture any public narrative it desires which is a serious threat to our democracy. Manipulating desired outcomes in our courts and judicial institutions results in a loss of integrity and dismantles due process on so many levels. First and foremost this loss is seen in self serving bureaucratic rules and regulations which are used as a means to defend the abuse and enhance bureacracy’s power and control over society. Outside of a caring interview conducted by a B.C. reporter over two decades ago, My story, Poor Man’s Justice highlights the human cost to this abuse which takes place behind the closed doors of the justice system.

It has been hard for me to accept the truth about my government’s ability, and willingness to manipulate the judicial process. Especially after spending years believing in Lady Justice’s promise which were told is etched in stone. The deceit and dishonesty behind her blindfold and scales is a disgrace to fair and equal justice, and it happens far too often in our society. In my case, when you look at the reason behind the manipulation; (i.e. A father of three with no past criminal record, while depressed and in a disassocited state, assaults another man who is involved in his wife’s life…) These facts hindered a prosecution and left the justice system with two difficult factors to deal with: First —the mitigating circumstances of diminished capacity as described by a psychiatrist in the case, which, if taken into account would likely lead to a shorter sentence then desired; Secondly— exposure of a mother’s affair prior to a marriage seperation where the well-being of three children had to be considered in the small community.

This second factor was purposefully highlighted to me when I was taken on a private pre-trial excursion inside the town’s local courtroom: where a sherriff walking next to me let it be known that the whole community, including my children would be exposed to the case if it went forward. (i.e. A suggestion I should consider)

The truth is…in cases such a this, with total control of our courtrooms and penal institutions, our judicial bureaucracy is free to engage in deception and manipulation in any manner they wish.

If you have yet to read my book, Poor Man’s Justice, or have not seen my earlier posts, in dhmitchellbooks.com, then you may not be aware the vast control I am talking about.I promise you, the truth I reveal in my book and in my posts will raise some difficult and deserving questions…and all of them will leave you seeking answers.

1) Controlling the public narrative (One)….Using the courts to deceive the public about case facts: Taking a father with no past criminal record and manufacturing a record which shows a history of violence that did not exist, including domestic abuse. How is this possible, and how is it done you ask—In Canada, over 90% of all criminal cases are settled through a plea offer, most of them arranged between a prosecutor and a government appointed legal aid lawyer. In these cases, the plea is easier when the defendant is offered a plea of early release…The defense attorney relays to his client that the prosecutor has offered a sentence of time served or early release after sentencing in exchange for a plea of guilty. (In my case…offered such a plea, I accepted. However, at sentencing, the prosecutor, with no mention of the plea, used the manufactured allegations of violence brought in at pre-trial as a means to project a character assassination, something my legal aid lawyer allowed to pass, again with no mention of the stated plea. This deceitful collaboration between government paid for lawyers allowed the court to impose a sentence well beyond the stated plea I had agreed to. 

2) Controlling the public narrative (two)….When a father fights to expose the deception and manipulation in a offered plea and later challenges the resulting parole conditions which are tied to the falsehoods, the correctional service and parole servies stick to the deception, and if the individual does not comply to institutional demands, prison and parole officials manufacture more support to justify the justice systems collaborated narrative, and if desired while on parole, engage in a vindictive reimprisonment.

3) The third and maybe the most destructive aspect of any judicial collaboration happens when the system is challenged. Justice officials quickly steer away from any mitigating circumstances of a case, including evidence presented by doctors and other professionals whose conclusions contradict the ennuendo used by government social workers. The social worker’s main purpose is to produce a character assassintion to be used by the prosecution, the courts, and abusive prison case management officials who engage in psychological abuse designed to force capitulation during an inmate’s incarceration. (i.e – “play the game or else!”) ‘Poor Man’s Justice” highlights this abusive side of justice which, hidden behind prison gates is kept free of public scrutiny.

Quick to denouce the parole process in the justice system, (much of it deserving) media elites stay silent when it comes to exposing judicial abuses which have manipulated a citizen’s right to due process in the courts and penal institutions. When I attempted to expose their abuse of power in the civil courts after my release, legal aid lawyers once again refused to expose the corruption, ( Quoting one lawyer, “They never let you question the integrity of the justice system before, and they will not allow you to do so now.” …This admission is highlighted in my book.) She was of course was referring to the deception the government used to highjack my rights of due process which involved the deceitful collaboration between my legal aid lawyers and government prosecutors, (including those involved in my appeal) Six months ago I gave my story to my Federal M.P.’ office and to the only televison station in Victoria, B.C. My representive’s office acknowledged receiving the documents and assured a response, but todate I have yet to receive a follow-up from either!