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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
Hey hockeycop:
What's the rules on using a weapon like this to defend your property. Say someone breaks in and you catch them in your home and rather than run they start up with you, can you use this for a beat-down? How much of a beat-down? What if the intruder is unarmed?
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the law says reasonable force.
If a guy breaks into your home, you can probably beat the crap out of him with a baton, but you cant hold him down and beat him if hes not resisting... But it's a very grey line here in Canada. Whatever a reasonable person thinks is enough force to neutralize the threat.
For instance, if a drunk bum opened your front door that was unlocked and asked you for change, a reasonable person likely wouldn't think it reasonable that you shoot him in the face.
personally, I live by the following rule:
Better judged by twelve than carried by six