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submitted 2 years ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Paul Eric Wilson’s eight-year sentence was overturned by the Appeal Court under the recently enacted Good Samaritan Act.

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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago

Thank goodness for Canada and a sane judicial system here, though I'm not sure how the initial court ruling came to be.

Without a rule like this, the people who are most able to take immediate action for people suffering drug-related problems won't, for fear of prosecution.

Courts in the US have basically ruled police can essentially fabricate the laws you broke to justify arresting you.

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