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在加拿大﹐撞死警察﹐只需坐監兩年。
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Ng's killer gets two years
By Darah Hansen
Only time will tell if a two-year-less-one-day jail sentence handed down to criminal driver Yau Chun "Stuart" Chan of Richmond Friday will make any impact on the Lower Mainland's deadly street-racing scene.
But the grieving parents of Const. Jimmy Ng - the Richmond police officer killed by Chan's speeding vehicle in September, 2002 - are hoping for the best.
"With (Chan) going to jail, that will send a message to other people who like to drive very (fast)," said Therese Ng, speaking to media outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver following Chan's sentencing hearing.
"Maybe they will have a second thought before they put their foot on the (gas) pedal. All you need is those few seconds for this to go through their minds. They may change (their minds) and some life may be saved."
But, she added, "It doesn't matter what kind of sentencing (is ordered). It's not going to bring Jimmy back. Our lives are ruined completely. We are serving our life sentence."
Earlier, Therese Ng and her husband, retired Richmond dentist Dr. Christopher Ng, watched as Chan, 21 - dressed in a dark suit and heavy black-framed glasses - was led off to prison cells by court sheriffs following the sentence imposed by Justice Groberman.
On Sept. 15, 2002, Chan ran a red light at the intersection of Williams and No. 3 roads in his speeding Honda sports car and T-boned Jimmy Ng's police cruiser . The force of the crash sent the 32-year-old constable through the back window of his vehicle, killing him instantly.
An injured Chan left the scene when his friend, Ying Hua "David" Guan, came to pick him up in a second car.
The two had been seen minutes before the crash speeding in two separate vehicles along Garden City Road.
And while a jail sentence was necessary to help deter others from committing the same crime, the sentencing judge said the penalty imposed on Chan should not be so onerous as to negatively impact the rest of his life.
"The accused is now a hardworking, productive member of society and he is highly remorseful," the judge said.
Chan was sentenced to two years less one day on the primary charge of criminal negligence causing death and a further six months on a charge of leaving the scene of the accident. (Chan pleaded guilty to both charges in June).
But the overall jail term was reduced to two years less one day after the judge agreed to consider the 21 days already spent in jail by Chan following his arrest, and the two years he spent on virtual "house arrest" while awaiting trial.
Chan was also ordered to serve two years on probation following his release from jail, and prohibited from driving for three years.
"Mr. Chan, I wish you the best of luck in the rest of your life. You have clearly learned a great deal from this tragic event," the judge said as the accused was led away.
Outside court, Christopher Ng said he and his wife were "really satisfied" with the sentence.
"It's better than we expected," Ng said. "And I think most of the public will understand and have the same feeling that this is appropriate."
But, he added, "This is not the end of it. This is just the beginning. ... We want the public to support us and ask your elected Member of Parliament to amend the Criminal Code. This is important when it's a matter of life and death involving criminal-driving behaviour."
Ng made the comments in relation to Bill C-453, introduced in the House of Commons last November by Conservative MP Randy White.
If passed, the bill would see a minimum jail sentence of seven years imposed on all first-time criminal drivers who kill or injure someone in the course of a street race, then flee the scene. Currently no such minimum exists in the Criminal Code.
Along with the Ngs, several police members from Richmond, including chief of police, Supt. Ward Clapham, packed the courtroom Friday.
Speaking for the detachment, Cpl. Peter Thiessen said officers are more determined than ever to put an end to street racing and other forms of criminal driving in the community.
"That's the only professional thing we can do," Thiessen said.
"Let's make no mistake about it," he added. "There are no winners. This is not about winning. This is about everyone losing. We lost Jimmy (Ng). The victim's family suffers. The RCMP suffers. The suspect is suffering. The suspect's family is suffering. Where in any of that is there anything positive?"
Thiessen said "only time will tell" whether the jail sentence imposed against Chan will help deter others from committing a similar crime.
Chan, himself, had nothing public to say Friday. He issued his apologies to the family at a sentencing hearing last month.
"I was really immature at the time," he said, through a Chinese-language interpreter.
Since the accident, Chan said he has grown up, has become a Christian and wants to "give back" to the community.
The Ng family said Friday that apology would have meant more if Chan had voluntarily asked to serve a jail sentence, rather than argue through his lawyer for a conditional sentence, which essentially amounts to probation.
Still, said Christopher Ng on Friday, Chan's apology was better than nothing -which is what the victim's family got from Chan's co-accused, David Guan of Richmond.
"Mr. Guan never did apologize to us," said Ng.
Guan was sentenced June 16 to three years probation and 240 hours of community work service for his part in helping his friend leave the scene. |
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