key2thecup Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Guy's got a bad ass name, I'll give him that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Guy's got a bad ass name, I'll give him that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five For Fighting Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Losing his dream of being a dr is a fitting punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Guy's got a bad ass name, I'll give him that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dittohead Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Guy's got a bad ass name, I'll give him that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I guess the name just reminded me of Ra's Al Ghul, who is totally bad ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Should have sent this crook to jail for 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 So he goes to become a law school candidate instead. How fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Any dude that's got 'Kim' in his name is not bad ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 So he goes to become a law school candidate instead. How fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Because the legal profession is comprised of only the most morally upstanding people. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 You mean you can spend years of your life and tens of thousands of dollars going through law school, and then get rejected later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Losing his dream of being a dr is a fitting punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 You mean you can spend years of your life and tens of thousands of dollars going through law school, and then get rejected later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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