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"A Family Tradition for 131 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 9, 1997 - 13 Chances for reform by McArthur 'negligible': psychiatrist From page 1 above the knee with a .357 magnum handgun, and three Durham Police offi- cers were felled by rifle bullets in a fierce gun battle in the plaza parking lot. A fifth person working in a real estate office on the opposite side of Hwy. 7A suffered a rifle bullet wound to the shoul- der and chest when a stray slug went through the office window. In all, some 30 shots were fired by McArthur that night. He and his half- brother Angus were arrested in Kingston the next morning. Angus was found not guilty of the same 17 charges after a lengthy jury trial this past winter and spring in Whitby. At last Friday's hearing into the dan- gerous offender application, McArthur's lawyer Greg Lafontaine said a couple of times that his client "may not co-operate in the (psychiatric) assessment" if it is ordered by Judge LaForme. That touched off expressions of concern from Crown Attorney Mike Hill, who said that unless there is an assessment there can be no report handed over to the Attorney general's office, and thus the application may be halted in its tracks. To which Judge LaForme replied: "I find that rather remarkable." He went on to say he wants to reserve his decision Ed until Dec. 15 "in light of the serious points" raised by Crown attor- ney Hill. "I want to take as much time as possi- ble to consider this matter," said Judge LaForme. T h e hi Criminal Code Mitchiel McArthur spells out that a dangerous offender as a "threat to life and safety of others"; there is a likelihood that the offender will continue to commit crimes that will inflict death or injury and cause serious psychological damage to the victims. In testimony at last Friday's hearing, psychiatrist Dr. Robert Dickey said the best way to predict future behavior of a criminal is to examine what that criminal has done in the past. "Past violence and the degree of that violence are somewhat related to the possibility of future violence," said Dr. Dickey, who has conducted some 2,000 assessments of criminals during his career as a psychiatrist with the federal corrections department, and as a member of the staff at the Clark Institute in Toronto. Dr. Dickey examined McArthur on Jan. 14, 1992, in connection with an application McArthur was making at that time to be granted temporary absence, or day parole, from a minimum security institution near Kingston. He told the hearing Friday that he recommended against McArthur being granted un-escorted day parole. In fact, Dr. Dickey went so far as to wonder why McArthur was being held in a minimum security facility, given his prior convictions for violent crimes. As for the Oct. 20 events in Port Perry, he said McArthur has a "capacity for excessive violence, for cruelty and for lack of feelings for fellow human beings." He went on to say that the level of violence by McArthur "borders on being gratu- itous. It is more than necessary to do what he is aiming to achieve." When asked for his opinion on McArthur's chances of staying out of trouble in the future, Dr. Dickey replied they are "negligible." And when asked if there are grounds to believe he will commit violent crimes again, he replied without hesitation "very reasonable." He went on to describe McArthur as having a "demanding" personality, is "relatively psychopathic and somewhat narcissistic." He said McArthur is "impervious to psychiatric treatment," and has an "anti- social personality disorder." Like psychologist Suzanne Patry who testified earlier at last week's hearing, Dr. Dickey said McArthur is of "above average intelligence." The hearing was also told that McArthur has spent spent a total of 29 years in prison, on parole or on the run from the law. He was on parole at the time of the October, 1994 crimes in Port Perry. Throughout the hearing last week, McArthur sat impassively in the prison- er's dock, mostly staring straight ahead, showing no emotion as the testimony into his personality and violent behavior was given. He's about 5' 7" inches tall, with a slim, wiry build, has dark hair and mus- tache, and wore jeans and dark green pull-over style jersey. The only time he appeared to show emotion was during a whispered but ani- mated conversation with his lawyer just prior to final arguments on Friday after- noon. It was after this conversation that his lawyer said McArthur may not co-operate if the Judge orders a psychiatric assess- ment as the second step in the dangerous offender application. NUTRITION between 2pm & 7pm at wish fom IN the Pharmacy or call in advance. 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