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Originally Posted by speede5
... Most of the defenders of Stanley still cling to him defending his family etc, but that was never a justifiable defense for shooting. His only chance of being acquitted was the belief it was an accident.
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Wholly incorrect.
In Canada you are allowed to use "reasonable force" and in some instances that can be deemed to be lethal force. Plenty of case law where people use lethal force in self-defense of themselves or their families. If he believed that his family was at risk of death he, under the law, could use lethal force.
The defense chose not to go this way and opted for the "accidental discharge" route.