Man who wants to become doctor avoids jail time for Stanley Cup riot actions

[key2thecup]

Aspiring medical student sentenced for Stanley Cup riot

Vancouver Canucks fans watch as an overturned vehicle burns during riots in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia after the Canucks lost Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs to the Boston Bruins June 15, 2011.

A Stanley Cup rioter who tried to light a vehicle on fire has been given a nine-month conditional sentence, followed by 15 months of probation.

Rag Gu Rock Gue Kim, also known as Rocky, was caught on video during the June 2011 riot damaging vehicles and trying repeatedly to set a truck outside the post office on fire.

Rocky Kim will serve five months house arrest followed by four months with a strict curfew. Crown prosecutors had asked for jail time, but Judge David St. Pierre noted the third-year biochemistry university student is remorseful.

The judge also banned Kim from consuming alcohol or being in bars and ordered him to do 100 hours of community service and make restitution for the vehicles he helped damage during the riot.

Kim did not say anything in court Wednesday, but during his sentencing hearing Kim said he no longer expects to be accepted at a medical school because of his criminal record, so he plans to become a lawyer instead.

The judge noted those were very negative consequences for a young man, but added he has to accept responsibility for his actions. The judge told Kim that many people get drunk, but they do not riot, and told him, "this is not a walk in the park".

Kim's father is a pastor at a Surrey Presbyterian Church where Kim does charity work.

More than 1,000 charges have been recommend by police against 315 individuals. The Crown has approved charges against more than 168 people. Several dozen have pleaded guilty, but only a handful have been sentenced.

http://www.cbc.ca/ne...y-cup-riot.html

[GodzillaDeuce]

Guy's got a bad ass name, I'll give him that

[Mr. Ambien]

It would be highly unfair to sentence him to jail since most people are losers without a job (or any decent job) and such a criminal record won't affect them.

[nux4lyfe]

Guy's got a bad ass name, I'll give him that

[nuckin_futz]

Rag Gu Rock Gue Kim, also known as Rocky, was caught on video during the June 2011 riot damaging vehicles and trying repeatedly to set a truck outside the post office on fire.

Would have thought he was Italian.

[Five For Fighting]

Losing his dream of being a dr is a fitting punishment.

[Jägermeister]

Kim did not say anything in court Wednesday, but during his sentencing hearing Kim said he no longer expects to be accepted at a medical school because of his criminal record, so he plans to become a lawyer instead.

[nucklehead]

Guy's got a bad ass name, I'll give him that

[Dittohead]

Guy's got a bad ass name, I'll give him that

[GodzillaDeuce]

I guess the name just reminded me of Ra's Al Ghul, who is totally bad ass

[Armada]

Should have sent this crook to jail for 5 years.

[Common sense]

So he goes to become a law school candidate instead. How fitting.

[Jai604]

Any dude that's got 'Kim' in his name is not bad ass.

[Wetcoaster]

So he goes to become a law school candidate instead. How fitting.

[Buggernut]

Kim did not say anything in court Wednesday, but during his sentencing hearing Kim said he no longer expects to be accepted at a medical school because of his criminal record, so he plans to become a lawyer instead.

[Wetcoaster]

Because the legal profession is comprised of only the most morally upstanding people. Nice!

[Buggernut]

Nope because there is no front end screening to enter law school.

Once you graduate and seek articles then the Law Society screening kicks in.

[Russ]

You mean you can spend years of your life and tens of thousands of dollars going through law school, and then get rejected later?

[Aladeen]

Losing his dream of being a dr is a fitting punishment.

[Wetcoaster]

You mean you can spend years of your life and tens of thousands of dollars going through law school, and then get rejected later?