Tuesday Sept. 4 2012: Who thinks shotgun-toting teens aren’t a public safety risk? Their lawyers.

Summary: Today in the Winnipeg Sun, James Turner's report gave us some dramatic insight into the world of crime-involved north end youths -- and the mindset of their defence attorneys. As in, public safety? WHAT'S THAT ?? http://www.winnipegsun.com/2012/09/03/the-young-and-the-ruthless-teenage-crooks-show-new-level-of-street-smarts The 14-year-old’s defence lawyer, William Marks, said there’s no evidence the shotgun even worked. “There is no violent effect in this situation,” Marks said, adding his client (who froze up when  handed the shotgun with instructions to “pull the trigger” if the {Mountain Ave.} clerk resisted) denies any gang involvement. The boy was out on bail for other, unrelated charges, when he was arrested in the robbery case. Scott Newman, acting for the 13-year-old’s defence, said the boy never admitted to being intent on shooting anyone, and said due to his complete lack of criminal record, there’s “no evidence” he won’t follow court orders if released. (The 13-year-old admitted to police the gun was his, stolen from a break and enter on Selkirk Avenue earlier in the summer; his 15 year old brother remains in custody charged in a Boyd avenue killing last fall) Listen to this podcast and decide for yourself, does their involvement with an Indian Posse -led  robbery attempt fall into the “horrific, violent, senseless, evil category,” usually reserved for cases where releasing suspects on bail would "undermine public confidence in the justice system" ? But then again, when days before the robbery, a judge gave a 6-time breacher who had assaulted cops a $1 fine, why should these punks think there are meaningful consequences if they are caught? We do a roll-call of the summer crime wave across the city, the shootings, the stabbings (in homes, buses and on streets), the home invasions, and gang retaliations, including what had been - prior to Turner - an unreported detail in a Boyd Avenue scrap: It included the oldest of the accused in the foiled Mountain Avenue robbery less than 2 weeks after, by which time the gang had acquired a machete and an ax to chop at their MOB rival. Keep in mind, this is the same city that Mayor Katz insisted he had no problem walking in, anytime of the day or night. Not to be outdone, this podcast also has new, unreported details of an MOB incident: the shooting on Burrows of a 15 year old who was selling high-grade pot on their turf in July - including who else was there and what was said to the victim. No one else has this information but TGCTS! And we wonder, how will the NDP blame Gary Filmon for the total social breakdown we are seeing on a daily basis, after they've been in charge of the file for ... 13 years? Plus -- a very personal observation about the discovery of the body of Simone Sanderson this weekend. ******************** Tahl East and CDI College are working hard on this years Bras for a Cause, set for September 28th. Initiated by Tahl in 2010, community support is widespread, including our friends at Football Manitoba, CFL players, and Energy106; In addition to CDI at 280 Main St., drop-off sites are all over town, such as this one: Please help Smoke's Poutinerie WINNIPEG fight breast cancer this month! For all of SEPTEMBER, come drop off your bra at 131 Albert Street in support of CDI College. At the end of the month CDI College will be roping all the bras together across Winnipeg's busy streets of downtown for a cause! Check out their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/BrasForACauseManitoba and the website www.Brasforacause.com ! ********************** TONIGHT 9.30 PM CITY CIRCUS SHAW TV CHANNEL 9: A RECAP OF FIREHALLGATE - including details of the first piece of the paper trail discovered (by TGCTS) - a caveat on the property; - were residents of River Heights double-crossed after they opposed a zoning change in 2008? - who said what at city hall as the scandal unfolded,