By Torontoist

“David Chen tried to fill the void where the justice system failed…Could David Chen be after all the canary in the coal mine?”
—Ontario Court of Justice Judge Ramez Whawly, quoted in the National Post, announcing his ruling on charges faced by David Chen. In May 2009, Chen detained a man, Anthony Bennett, who stole plants from his Chinatown store. Today, Whawly found Chen not guilty on all charges.