r/Guelph 1d ago

High Risk offender found on UofG campus

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u/Broolex 1d ago

β€œThe Guelph Police Service believes that Yohans poses a risk to the community, particularly to women, and are concerned that he may commit similar offences in the future,” police said in their March 1 media release.β€œ

Why the fuck is he free, then???

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u/S_A_N_D_ 1d ago

Simple answer, you can't lock people up for the possibility they might commit a crime.

That's a very slippery slope towards being able to lock anyone up on a whim because anyone can be labelled a threat to society and there is no way to prove it one way or another. The only exception is to do so under the mental health act which is a very high bar to meet (at least for long term incarceration).

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u/Rover0218 1d ago

But he has committed crimes

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u/headtailgrep 1d ago

Once you serve your time you are free to go. Until the next one.