Had an uninvited visitor in my shop this morning!

[Doug Domm]

Update!!!!! Just saw the obituary in the local paper this morning complete with photograph of my intruder. I'm not sure what happened to him but is very unfortunate of what happens to some of our youth's lives these days. I must say though he only represents an insignificant percent of some of the young folk I've met recently. What do you think? Is there really an improvement in the character of more of our youth today or am I just getting mellower and more accepting? Never thought I would say that!!!!

[goinbroke2]

Let me guess, "in loving memory of a sweet caring young boy" Or some other such bull****. **** him, he was a criminal, the worlds better off without him.

Yeah in Canada you can only use as much force as required to protect yourself and no more. In other words, your attacked by a known "problem" that is 2" taller and 30lb's heavier, but you bust his head open and put him in the hospital for 3 months and he loses 60% of vision in one eye...they charge you with;
1) manslaughter, the same day
2) attempted manslaughter when he didn't die after all
3) reduce it to aggravated assault with intent to injure when they find out who he is
4) judge see's both of us side by side and the whole story comes out. Calls it assault and gives me 30 days of striped sunlight and him 7 days for being in front of him again.
If I defended myself I would of been OK according to the "legal experts" but since I went a little beyond, that was considered "excessive" and the reason for my charge.

So, in Canada, if they are attacking you and you defend yourself (not with a gun unless he has one too, gotta be fair to criminals right?) you can only go as far as it takes to stop them. If he runs or turns his back and you shoot him or after him, YOU will be charged.
This happened in Fredricton N.B. a few years back. A store owner robbed for the umptenth time chased the crooks out and fired a couple of shots into the van as they were excaping, HE was charged/fined for misuse of a weapon/endangering lives/blah,blah,blah.

The only good news is, just the other day I heard something about "castle laws" by the Conservative gov. Never heard what it's about and there was talk of "vigilantyism" or whatever.
Any other Canadians on here heard about it?

I personally would love to see a law where I can protect my property with any means neccessary!

[SSGN]

Any other Canadians on here heard about it?

I personally would love to see a law where I can protect my property with any means neccessary![/QUOTE]

Well in Karate our instructor said"dead man can't testify".My neighbor had his house broken into,the cop that showed up said the reason they left my house alone was my Rottweiler was on duty.Cop then asked if my dog had tags"i said go ask her"

Kevin

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by SSGN

Any other Canadians on here heard about it?

I personally would love to see a law where I can protect my property with any means neccessary!

Well in Karate our instructor said"dead man can't testify".My neighbor had his house broken into,the cop that showed up said the reason they left my house alone was my Rottweiler was on duty.Cop then asked if my dog had tags"i said go ask her"

Kevin[/QUOTE]

I like your answer.