Report on the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot prosecutions / : B.C.'s Prosecution Service : report on the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot prosecutions

The ability of the public to view the commission of multiple criminal offences during the riot and the outing of many of the rioters by name led to a heightened expectation by the public that the rioters could be easily and quickly apprehended and prosecuted. [...] This tension between public expectations and reality was evident in the media reports which questioned the slow pace of the investigation.3 The purpose of this report is to: provide an overview of the riot-related prosecution process and the evidence available to the prosecution; and provide a better understanding of the mechanics of a prosecution dependent on video and photographs as the foun [...] Mackay protecting the store and/or being assaulted; witness statements and statements of loss for the three citizens whose vehicles were parked beside the store; statement of loss for the damage done to the three cars; the material gathered in relation to the Hudson’s Bay major riot event; and details of the investigation for each individual involved in the swarming, which included their I [...] Photographic Evidence It was essential for IRIT to obtain the available video and photographs of the riot to provide the evidentiary foundation for the prosecution of the rioters. [...] Reviewing case law and preparing summaries of the law regarding: o the legal test for the charge of riot; o the admissibility of photographic evidence; Page 10 of 21 B. C.’s Prosecution Service – Report on the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot Prosecutions o the admissibility of recognition evidence; o the admissibility of statements for both adults and youths; and o the legal considerations for r