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After months of Canadian police agencies saying they’ve been overwhelmed by the consequences of “catch and release” justice, some have now taken to calling out the actions of specific judges and prosecutors they deem responsible.

On Monday, the Toronto Police Association directly blamed judges for a case in which a 12-year-old on a release order was alleged to have participated in the beating death of a Toronto homeless man.

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“Where are the judges who make these decisions?” wrote the association in a Monday statement that said police had also shared thei

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