‘Balaclava Rapist’ Larry Takahashi released on parole from life sentence in Vancouver

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http://globalnews.ca/news/2849410/ca.../?sf31851042=1

Takahashi, dubbed the ‘Balaclava Rapist’, was known for breaking into homes and sexually assaulting women while wearing a ski mask. Edmonton Police said at the time that it was likely he assaulted over 100 women before being arrested in 1983.

In 1984, he faced 70 charges involving 22 women but was only convicted of 14 charges, including four counts of rape, sexual assault with a weapon, and six counts of disguise with intent.

He was given three life sentences.

Documents from the Parole Board of Canada say Takahashi used a knife and other sharp objects to threaten his victims, and in one instance threatened the infant child of a victim.

He also sexually assaulted a victim in front of her children and another while her family members slept in the next room.

The documents say he also used a rope on at least one victim and repeatedly punched another in the face.

He has admitted to raping other victims but it is unknown how many.

The Parole Board says multiple psychiatric assessments showed Takahashi has a tendency to be “selfish, callous, and remorseless.”

They deem him to be a moderate-to-high risk for sexual and violent re-offending. Though he admits he continues to have fantasies about raping women, the Parole Board believes he is able to “manage them.”

Takahashi, now 63, was previously released on parole in 2013 and was supposed to spend 60 days in a half-way house in Victoria. He was sent back to prison early after only a few weeks.

The incident was the latest in several parole violations that sent him back behind bars. In August 2005 while on day parole, Takahashi met with a convicted sex offender in Vancouver and was ordered back to prison.

In a written statement to Global News, the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said:

CSC’s mission is to contribute to the safe reintegration of offenders through risk assessment, community supervision, appropriate accommodation, and effective correctional programs and interventions.

There is a comprehensive period of pre-release planning undertaken before an offender is returned to the community. During this period, Parole Officers develop a community supervision plan for the offender outlining the measures required for their safe return to the community. In this plan the types of programs and services required are also outlined, including the need for accommodation.

Restrictions of his parole include the conditions that he does not consume alcohol or drugs, follows his treatment plan, not use pornography, stay away from any college or university campus, avoid his victims, and respect curfew. He also must not pick up or drive any female passengers in a car or use computers or the internet.

This guy broke parole multiple times but was still allowed to leave prison, again.

[Deckon]

Lets see how Tennisace spins this into something positive for Canada...

[Darkeon]

Completely unacceptable and disgusting. Canada is lowering it's standards at an alarming rate, judging on the amount of negative threads on MMOC.

[Theodarzna]

How could glorious Leader Justin Trudeau let country down?

[Deleted]

cunt should be just cut and thrown into a pit of pirrahnnas

[Vanyali]

"not use pornography, not use computers and internet"

he's gonna be picked up soon for parole violation. Not to say he should be released, but those two things are absolutely moronic. The latter says "hey, we're letting you out. but you can't get a job, at all. good luck!".

[Seranthor]

How could glorious Leader Justin Trudeau let country down?

Careful... someone might think you are nation bashing...

[Deleted]

does not consume alcohol or drugs,

Managable.

follows his treatment plan,

PITA

not use pornography,

This has suddenly turned into hard mode.

stay away from any college or university campus,

Gladly.

avoid his victims,

What if the approach him to mess with him? What then?

and respect curfew.

Hopefully he has a daytime job.

He also must not pick up or drive any female passengers in a car

Bicycles FTW.

or use computers or the internet.

/white flag

[Independent voter]

It was great advertising for the balaclava industry.

[Tackhisis]

You cannot issue life sentences for rapes without murders, no matter how many incidents. And 30 years is a ridiculously large sentence anyway.

[Aori]

You cannot issue life sentences for rapes without murders, no matter how many incidents. And 30 years is a ridiculously large sentence anyway.

Why can't you?

[Eleccybubb]

Aw shame I thought this would be a Tennisbait post. On topic sick fuck should have life in prison.

[Dystemper]

You cannot issue life sentences for rapes without murders, no matter how many incidents. And 30 years is a ridiculously large sentence anyway.

Are you fucking insane? You do know that a Rape is one of the most violent assaults that can be inflicted on a person, not only for the physical damage but the long term mental damage.

[Thimagryn]

Are you fucking insane? You do know that a Rape is one of the most violent assaults that can be inflicted on a person, not only for the physical damage but the long term mental damage.

Not by our laws. It's fucked up, yes, but that's what it is.

If you caught a criminal in your home and bound them up till the police come, that's considered kidnapping too. There's a lot of non-sensical laws that seem to protect criminals more than the victims/citizens. But hey, we deal with it and we don't often care to do more than bitch about it, cuz the system's always been broken. It's not as if tougher laws will correct the system; we don't have the same prison systems as the States and wouldn't be able to sustain the amount of criminals. Don't even think about execution, the human rights laws are way more liberal here.

[Tyrianth]

"not use pornography, not use computers and internet"

he's gonna be picked up soon for parole violation. Not to say he should be released, but those two things are absolutely moronic. The latter says "hey, we're letting you out. but you can't get a job, at all. good luck!".

"Good luck integrating into society without using two of the tools that our society heavily relies on."

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Not by our laws. It's fucked up, yes, but that's what it is.

If you caught a criminal in your home and bound them up till the police come, that's considered kidnapping too. There's a lot of non-sensical laws that seem to protect criminals more than the victims/citizens. But hey, we deal with it and we don't often care to do more than bitch about it, cuz the system's always been broken. It's not as if tougher laws will correct the system; we don't have the same prison systems as the States and wouldn't be able to sustain the amount of criminals. Don't even think about execution, the human rights laws are way more liberal here.

That is is complete bullshit, bounding criminals would not be considered kidnapping if you did not use necessarily excess force. That would citizens arrest.

[Deleted]

Nice justice in canada

[Thimagryn]

That is is complete bullshit, bounding criminals would not be considered kidnapping if you did not use necessarily excess force. That would citizens arrest.

http://www.citynews.ca/2009/09/28/st...-crime-kenney/

Now the store owner was eventually acquitted of charges, but not before going through multiple trials and after a good year of legal bullshit and community support to get to that point.

[Tyrianth]

http://www.citynews.ca/2009/09/28/st...-crime-kenney/

Now the store owner was eventually acquitted of charges, but not before going through multiple trials and after a good year of legal bullshit and community support to get to that point.

So... He was found not guilty of any crime and he was not charged with anything?

Which means:

If you caught a criminal in your home and bound them up till the police come, that's considered kidnapping too.

Is complete bullshit.

[Thimagryn]

So... He was found not guilty of any crime and he was not charged with anything?

He was charged and later the courts found him not guilty.

That means the police still charged him for kidnapping. Just because the courts decided it was not unlawful action doesn't mean action wasn't taken.

If a criminal entered your home and you attacked or harmed them in any way, that is considered assault. This is Canadian law I'm talking about. If you want to know more, look it up yourself instead of calling bullshit on a legal system you know nothing about.

[Blade Wolf]

Clearly he's just a victim of the patriarchy and this just reinforces the existence of it!