All rise. Riot TV may soon be in session.

Next week the Crown will apply to publicy broadcast riot case proceedings. 

The Globe and Mail reports that since 2000 when B.C. courts ruled it was okay to have cameras in the courtroom, there hasn't really been any. Back then, a supreme court judge ruled it was okay to watch the closing arguments in the Victoria trial of nine Korean sailors accused of human smuggling. But since then, broadcasting trials has been more an idea than a reality. Judges are concerned that the courtroom might turn into an American-style dog and pony show.

The government says they want to make court proceedings more public. After the heavily recorded spectacle of the Stanley Cup riots, Premier Christy Clark vowed to the rioters that they "won't be able to live in anonymity" after charges begin to be laid.

“When it comes to the Stanley Cup riots, those guys had no problem doing their crimes quite in public with all kinds of people taking pictures and doing videos all around them, so I think they should have no problem being tried in public either,” the Premier told reporters on Oct. 4.

However, after the rioters are sentenced and gone, what does that mean for future cases? Is Riot TV just an excuse to shame the guilty (and non-guilty)? Should all trials be on TV?

When venting online has gone too far. A few posters in Vancouver's Craigslist Rants and Raves section are threatening a Delta B.C. man who is flagging racist, hateful or threatening material. The CBC says the death threats against the 63-year old vigilante, Cran Campbell, included a post with his photo and home address. 

“I get a bit concerned when they tell me they're coming to my address,” Campbell said Friday. “But you know what? Nothing in this world is going to stop me from doing what I'm doing right now.”

Nobody is taking this lightly. Police are investigating the threats and B.C.'s Hate Crime Team is "looking closely at the racist postings," which they say may be a long process to look at. 

In the meantime Campbell said he'll continue flagging.

Hollywood North expands in Vancouver. Sony Pictures Imageworks announced that they'll be doubling their operations in Yaletown. The company said a "strong local talent base and favourable tax incentives" are reasons for the expansion. Soon they'll begin work on Men in Black 3, The Amazing Spider-man, and Oz The Great and Powerful according to the Vancouver Sun.

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