it took me a while to realize this, but I have been asked about the forks in canada “illegal” by people who do not have one. I know a lot of people who love to say they have them “because I had one once,” or “I had one once,” and the like.
Forks are a common Canadian food item, but they are a legal food item. Many believe that if you have a fork in Canada then you’re a criminal and thus subject to deportation. In a bizarre case of logic we’ve heard about recently, a man was found guilty of bringing an illegal fork to a Canadian restaurant because he didn’t have it.
In the case of the man with the fork in Canada case, he actually had a legal fork. And the law firm that he hired to defend him didnt get involved because they werent interested in enforcing the law. The man was sent home after the trial, and his fork is still in the fridge.
In Canada, people are typically fined £50 dollars or some other large sum (this case is for a much lower amount) if they fail to return a fork that theyve brought onto a restaurant. So the restaurant was probably glad to see him go home empty-handed.
Although it was legal, the man didnt get the fork back or know why he didnt get it back when he went home. He may have been sent home or maybe they missed it. At any rate, the law firm that he hired to defend him is no longer representing him. At least the fork is still in the fridge because in a few weeks the law firm will be leaving.
The law firm, a private firm that has a reputation for being very aggressive, seems to have realized that it will not be able to keep his identity secret for long. They probably have a few names in the file cabinet that they want to keep out of the press. I know they’ve been in touch with the family, but that’s about it. They’ve also been in touch with the police, and are probably going to get a court order that allows them to search through his house.
The good news is that the law firm is on a break. They have filed for bankruptcy and are asking for a court order to stop the search. The bad news is that the search will probably be very aggressive, at least in the beginning. Maybe they have a few things in the file cabinet that they want to keep out of the press. All I know is that I have no idea what they have and how I can protect myself.
In Canadian law, if you have a house or apartment that you don’t mind being searched, you can choose to have it declared as a public nuisance. This means that the police will be allowed to rummage through your personal belongings without a warrant, and if they find anything they’ll be able to confiscate it.
Apparently in the early stages of the game, it seems as though the cops are already doing their job here. They’ve gotten into the house and found some illegal drugs and guns. They’re not going to stop and confiscate them, but they are going to try and give the owner a bunch of legal trouble. I for one am not going to be a party to that, so I don’t know what I can do.
The problem here is that the game is using the word “illegal” to cover up something that is really illegal. All of the drugs and guns they find are legal in Canada, so clearly they’re going to try to arrest their owner for possession of them. This is probably going to result in legal trouble for a lot of people, as police are still very much a work in progress.