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[whiskeytango]

As far as I am concerned, if a cop would not be charged for the use of force, then neither should the private citizen who is in the same situation. That's a pretty simple standard for me.

[cameronmacdonald]

When I was young and in the Canadian infantry, I was taught two things: 1. Reasonable force vs. unreasonable force; and, 2. "It's better to be judged by twelve than carried by six."

[garyramsden]

I am Canadian.. If someone comes into my home uninvited i consider that a threat.. At that point the law means nothing to me.. What means something to me is the protection of my loved ones and i will do what ever i need to do.. Plain and simple..

[StraightRocketFuel]

Hard to believe I live in a country where the courts care more about protecting the criminal than protecting the innocent

[videomonster]

If someone breaks into my house, I'm not waiting to determine the level of threat.

[cestmoi]

“A gun in your hand is better than 1000 cops on the phone.”

[NumptyBrainStorm]

We need castle doctrine in Canada. Canada is getting dangerous and Canadians should have the right to protect their family and property. A criminal loses their right to life the moment they break into the home.

[coolgranddad]

In the summer of 1977 I travelled west to work on a farm in Manitoba. As an aside; I learned the utmost respect for farmers, every teenager should do the same, work on a farm for the summer, it will change your attitude about farmers.
One night during 1977 a neighbouring farmer visited for dinner, after wards him and I went out to get the chickens into the barn as a large black bear was spotted prowling around and black bears love chickens. This neighbouring farmer was probably around 70 back in 1977, so he's long gone by now as is the farmer I worked for, thus I don't mind relating this experience. He told me in the middle of the night he heard someone downstairs, his wife was asleep along with a couple of young visiting grandkids. He ventured downstairs and was attacked, a fight ensued, criminal fell and smashed his head on the kitchen counter corner (back in the 70s it was common for kitchen counters edges to be lined with metal, nasty if you hit your head).
Criminal's brains were all over the floor, he was dead. Farmer's wife came downstairs, two of them carried the body out to their front end loader. Wife went back inside to clean up before their grandkids came down in the morning. Farmer drove the body to a far off corner of his farm and buried the body.
I was somewhat horrified, asked "why didn't you call the cops?" Farmer said "in Canada, you WILL be charged with murder, doesn't matter the circumstances and he didn't want to take the chance of facing 25 years in jail for protecting his wife and grandkids." He did offer that if the man was only injured, he would have called the police and an ambulance, but with his brains on his kitchen floor, the question of whether he was dead or not was a moot point.
I can now look back on the experience from a different perspective. I'm now about the same age as the farmer was in 1977, have watched over the decades how our judicial system works. Still have some issues with what the now long since passed farmer did, but I completely understand his reasoning now. Would I do the same today if I was under the same circumstances? I really don't know how to answer that, but I'd give some serious thought to what the farmer did and should I do the same? Just by the fact I'd give serious consideration to this question is a damning indictment of our so-called "justice system." It does not instill confidence in me that the police and/or judges would do the right thing!

[TBonerton]

In Canada, someone you don't know can walk into your home and ruin your life and YOU will be prosecuted more heavily than they would.
That's our "justice system" in a nutshell...

[thegreatfulgamer]

As a Canadian, I have a wife and four kids. I will be using all the force I have

[SpiffyLeaf]

In Canada, you're better off just not reporting it and hiding whats left of the intruders.
When you get charged for defending yourself or you get sued because someone broke in and hurt themselves, the system is absolutely broken

[danmichaud]

So after listing to you, I'm hearing this... "Robbers, looters, evil doers. Come to Canada. The citizens of this country can do nothing to stop you from invading their property. If you do get injured, they, the citizen will get charged with a crime." Is that about right?

[Sarando]

“I was afraid for my life.”
Remember that phrase and then ask to call your lawyer and don’t say anything else to the police.

[EndtheWokeMadness]

We need a stand your ground law in Canada. Also, the police and crown should be held accountable when they lay charges in self-defense cases. If someone breaks into your house you don't necessarily know if they are armed, what drugs they may be on, how strong they are, or how well they can fight. I've spent 30 yrs in law enforcement, and I've seen some small men that can really fight. Most importantly, you don't know that person's intentions.

[dcon]

I think it’s very reasonable to believe you are in danger when someone is in your home.

[rylandweet]

I live in Canada and I always tell people, if someone breaks in your house, just do what you need to do to survive, if your scared and can’t see if the intruder has a gun or knife, ,, take him out anyways and stay silent about the issue. Don’t call anyone, because no one knows the intruder was in your home to begin with, and it’s a shame we have to do this in our own country because our country has us in fear of protecting ourselves

[proudcanadian]

Existing Canadian Laws are the reason crime is skyrocketing here. We need protection Laws like our US cousins.

[WatZ-In-Ur-Head]

I accept my government doesn't care about us.
I also accept the consequences for whatever actions I will take to preserve and protect myself, my loved ones, or my property.

[chaoticpuppet]

"Ottawa has twisted laws to rob rural Canadians of the right to self defense in life or death situations when a police response could be hours away. When I advised Albertans to'shoot, shovel and shut up', I wasn't just telling them how to deal with a sick cow." -Hon. Ralph Klein

[fartsimpson]

I recall two cases in Alberta years ago that occurred within a few months of each other.

1. A man in southern Alberta heard a noise in his home with his wife and two small children sleeping at 2:30 in the morning. He grabbed a baseball bat and beat the intruder. He was charged.
2. A couple months later a lady in a trailer park also heard a noise at 2:30 in the morning. She was alone and investigated the noise. She was stabbed to death.

In Canada....either way, the average person loses.