Mischief vs. Public Mischief, Counselling an offence, and the Parity Principle

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: There are two kinds of Mischief offences in the Criminal Code: Mischief, and Public Mischief. Mischief is defined and prohibited by section 430 of the Criminal Code. This section makes it an offence to, amongst other things, damage or destroy property or to interfere with the lawful use, operation or enjoyment of property. This section applies if someone wilfully damages property by, for example, spray painting graffiti on a wall o...