Re:  (Column, April 6)

ItB次元官网网址檚 now just about one year since the Vancouver Stanley Cup riot took place and, lo and behold, allB次元官网网址檚 quiet on the Western front. After all, in contrast to the swift justice dealt those London rioters, here in B.C. we take things a little more slowly, secure in the knowledge that our own Stanley Cup rioters and looters will ultimately be dealt with by the firm hand of our justice system, meting out our very own unique action brand of Canadian justice.

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Indeed, can a class action suit against the City of Vancouver be far behind, on behalf of all rioters whose pictures were taken without their explicit B次元官网网址渃onsent,B次元官网网址� in clear violation of their Charter Rights to personal B次元官网网址減rivacy?B次元官网网址�

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E.W. Bopp

Tsawwassen