tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post7207588769887695346..comments2024-03-22T02:18:33.649-07:00Comments on Haldimand's Unheard Voice: Haldimand "Councillor Sloat Cleared"Donna Pitcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01938591277088755092noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-19933821345058550712008-03-10T20:46:00.000-07:002008-03-10T20:46:00.000-07:00To clarify something from the Spec article, I did ...To clarify something from the Spec article, I did not say I would not pursue this matter further, I said the same thing I stated on my site which is that I have made no decision on what action if any I will take in civil court against Sloat.<BR/><BR/>As for Sloats comment, anyone who heard the audio on CWUC can clearly hear that he did indeed "participate" despite what he now says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-14821111509125357612008-03-08T12:07:00.000-08:002008-03-08T12:07:00.000-08:00Thanks for your comments.Thank you for posting the...Thanks for your comments.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for posting the story from the Spectator.<BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to find out who is telling the truth about the apparent apology.<BR/><BR/>I have no patience for people that outright tell lies!Donna Pitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938591277088755092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-19524653230048465732008-03-08T05:57:00.000-08:002008-03-08T05:57:00.000-08:00March 08, 2008 Paul LegallThe Hamilton SpectatorCA...March 08, 2008 <BR/><BR/>Paul Legall<BR/>The Hamilton Spectator<BR/><BR/>CAYUGA (Mar 8, 2008) <BR/><BR/>Criminal charges have been dropped against Haldimand County Councillor Buck Sloat, who was accused of assaulting a citizen at the Cayuga municipal services building last summer.<BR/><BR/>Sloat had been charged with assault under the criminal code as a result of a private complaint from Jeff Parkinson, who alleged he was assaulted when he tried to interview Sloat about a council matter on Aug. 7, 2007.<BR/><BR/>He alleged Sloat grabbed him by the shoulder, pulled a digital recorder from his pocket and threw it on the concrete. According to the conversation captured by the recorder, which was played on the Internet, Sloat accused Parkinson of secretly recording his remarks. "That's against the law what you just did," he stated during the altercation.<BR/><BR/>Brendan Crawley, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Attorney General, said the Crown decided to withdraw the charges this week because he believed it was not in the public interest to prosecute Sloat.<BR/><BR/>The prosecutor described the alleged assault as "trivial" and decided it would not be a good use of the Crown's resources to continue the prosecution. He also noted Parkinson had civil remedies if he wanted to pursue the matter. Haldimand County covered the costs of Sloat's defence.<BR/><BR/>A co-founder of a group called Canadian Advocates for Charter Equality, Parkinson said he had expected to drop the charges in exchange for a written apology from Sloat.<BR/><BR/>He said the apology had been brokered through a third party and that he had alerted the Crown in writing about the deal on Feb. 15. Although disappointed he didn't get the apology, he indicated he won't be pursuing the matter in civil court.<BR/><BR/>"I have bigger fish to fry," he said.<BR/><BR/>Next week, he added, he'll be filing private charges against two OPP officers for their handling of recent incidents in Caledonia.<BR/><BR/>Sloat said he was pleased the Crown had withdrawn the charges, but indicated he had never intended to apologize for anything. "I wasn't prepared to apologize for something I didn't participate in and it was up to the Crown to deal with it," he said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-45017293365794291392008-03-07T18:52:00.000-08:002008-03-07T18:52:00.000-08:00Well I am not surprised by this at all. Sloat had ...Well I am not surprised by this at all. Sloat had too much to loose if this saw it's day in court.<BR/><BR/>He obviously pulled in a favour, as it is unusual that a rep from the attorny generals office would do this, this was not the crown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169541274837140117.post-82899340994989930872008-03-06T11:45:00.000-08:002008-03-06T11:45:00.000-08:00Great move by the Crown to withdraw the charge.It'...Great move by the Crown to withdraw the charge.<BR/><BR/>It's about time common sense started coming back into the equation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com