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PAGE 16 u BIZARRE BRIEFS By Viola James MAN JAILED OVER SHOOTING DURING OLD WEST RE-ENACTMENT HILL CITY, S.D. — Paul Doering is going to jail aſter four bullets were fired into a crowd during an old west re-enactment. According to the Rapid City Journal, authori- s an absolute miracle that someone wasn't killed," said U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Viken in them seriously. In court, Viken questioned Doering heavily dor has recently tallied a homicide rate of 66 per 100,000 people, one of the highest in the world. Funes, who attended last weekend' ties arrested Doering, 49, aſter discovering one of two guns he fired during a performance con- tained live ammunition. "It' sentencing Doering to 7 1/2 years in jail. The shooting leſt three tourists injured, two of about his actions. During police interviews, Do- ering denied knowing about live ammunition and said in court that he and his fellow actors per- formed checks before each performance to make sure the guns contained blanks. His only excuse was that he was tired and in a hurry, the Journal reported. MURDER-FREE DAY CELEBRATED SAN SALVADOR — Most countries don't cel- ebrate murder-free days, but when you have a crime problem like El Salvador does, it' thing to cheer about. No one was murdered in El Salvador last Sat- s some- urday on what was the first homicide-free day in nearly three years for the Central American country plagued by violent drug gangs. " According to United Nations data, El Salva- the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, credited his government' in violence. s Summit of s security measures for the drop ROMAN CENTURIONS CLASH WITH POLICE ROME — Had they stumbled upon filming a Gladiator sequel or had tourists in front of Rome' Colosseum stepped back in time? According to Reuters, Roman centurions, s complete with red skirts, tunics, armour, swords, and feathered helmets, fought in front of the Col- osseum earlier this month. But this time it was with a modern enemy: Rome' atre to enforce an eviction notice on the men who ask for money to have their picture taken by tourists. Italy' The police had arrived at the ancient amphithe- s city police. permits, oſten harass and stalk tourists, ask for ex- orbitant amounts, and disfigure the historic im- age of the centurion by wearing jeans under their skirts and running shoes instead of the classic Ro- man leather sandals. The clashes broke out when city police in mod- s culture ministry says the men have no April 23, 2012 • lAw Times u The INSIDE STORY RELICENSING APPLICATION DENIED A Law Society of Upper Canada panel has determined disbarred Thorold, Ont., lawyer Dennis Gross isn't of good character and has dismissed his applica- tion to practise once again. Gross' licence was revoked more than 10 years ago following his con- viction on five counts of defrauding various members of the public and was disbarred for misappropriating funds from multiple clients. During his hearing before the LSUC panel last year, Gross admitted to tak- ing the home he and his mother co-owned and live in through a series of mortgage transactions. He used the money he took to feed the expensive tastes of his younger Law Society of Upper Canada girlfriend, the hearing panel heard. "With great respect to Mr. Gross and his very helpful presentation three-member hearing panel wrote in the reasons for its decision. The panel found Gross' efforts at rehabilitation weren't strong enough to warrant reinstatement. " a reached alarming levels of up to 18 per day, we saw not one homicide in the country, Mauricio Funes said in a statement. The murder- free day was the first recorded since leſtist Funes took office in June 2009, according to Reuters. At the beginning of Funes' term, the country Aſter years when the number of murders " President had an average of 12 murders a day, but that tally climbed closer to 18 per day in early 2012. Rival gangs operating in El Salvador called trucha and Mara 18, has abated. s two most powerful gangs, Mara Salva- a truce last month and bloodshed between the country' ern uniforms arrived to remove two centurions who had occupied part of an arcade on the first floor of the Colosseum. According to Reuters, some 25 centurions tried to stop the police from taking the two away. In the scuffle, one of the cen- turions fell to the ground and was slightly injured. " All of a sudden, aſter 17 years, they want to kick us out. It's absurd," said one irate centurion who identified himself only as Davide. As in ancient Roman clashes in the same am- phitheatre, the crowd of onlookers took sides and gave an unequivocal thumbs down to those wear- ing the modern uniforms, Reuters reported. "Leave them alone. We are all centurions," the FACL GALA NEXT MONTH The Federation of Asian Ca- nadian Lawyers will hold its gala at the Hart House Great Hall in Toronto on May 8 to celebrate the achievements of the Asian- Canadian legal community. "It is the biggest night for the Asian legal community," said Ju- crowd chanted in Italian. But Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno was hav- lia Shin Doi, general counsel at Ryerson University and FACL president. "We look forward to celebrating FACL' ing none of it. He said the men had to abide by city rules, including permits and rules of conduct. LT sary and recognizing the many achievements of Asian-Canadi- an lawyers." For more information, see facl.ca. s fiſth anniver- NEW JUDGE APPOINTED The provincial government named a new judge to the On- tario Court of Justice last week. Alain Perron will become the court's newest judge on April 25 and will hold a bilingual position in Parry Sound, Ont. Perron was called to the bar in 1994 and began serving as a dep- uty judge in the Small Claims Court in 2004. He also worked as managing partner at Wallace Carr Klein & Trenker. During his time at the firm, he focused on criminal and family law. Perron has also acted as a "Relax! The new surveillance technologies mandated by the government's bill don't extend to your computer's webcam after all." standing federal Crown for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada and has been a part- time prosecutor for the Minis- try of Transportation in the district of Nipissing. to the panel, and while recognizing the strides he has made in leaving behind the serious misconduct he committed more than a decade ago, we have concluded for the reasons outlined above that he has not satis- fied this panel of his good character as of the time of this proceeding, IMMIGRATION CHANGES ANNOUNCED Immigration Minister Jason Ken- ney announced several changes to the temporary foreign worker cat- egory last week as part of a series of sweeping reforms to Canada' immigration policy. Under the changes, temporary s foreign workers applying for per- manent residence will see their work experience requirements significantly reduced. Currently, temporary foreign workers seek- ing status under the Canadian experience class must have 24 months of full-time work experi- ence within the last 36 months of their application for permanent residence. Under the proposed changes, that requirement would shrink to 12 months of experience. "Thousands of highly skilled foreign nationals are working successfully in Canada on a tem- porary basis," said Kenney. "Expediting their transition to permanent residence would help Canada retain bright and talented people who already have Canadian work experience and the ability to communicate in English or French. In many cas- es, they already have a job lined up. Such newcomers are set for success." Last year, about 6,000 people immigrated to Canada under the Canadian experience class, an in- crease of more than 50 per cent from 2010. This year, the government ex- pects 7,000 permanent residents to come in through that category. 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