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Originally Posted by fredr123
From the Calgary Herald article here: http://www.calgaryherald.com/busines...735/story.html
The home owner struck the burglar in the face. Twice. The Criminal Code in Canada doesn't go so far as many think it does in allowing you to use force to protect your home or other people. It's not like in the United States where you can pretty much just shoot a guy who is found in your house uninvited.
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i understand that...but the guy was about to mow down his wife if i am understanding the story correctly.
I also am under NO illusion that the Canadian self defense laws are almost useless in comparison to the USA.
All that being said....i am asking what the law expects someone to do in such a situation. Are they just supposed to watch loved ones stay i harms way and hope nothing happens and that police get there to take care of everything in time?
Just a REALLY bad law to have on the books.
The kid lost some teeth? Oh well, perhaps he shouldnt of been stealing stuff to begin with and then attempt to smash his car through a door that this guys wife was on the other side of.
Mind boggling.