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Originally Posted by nik-
You are within your rights to protect yourself with "reasonable force" which is not defined and needs to be determined in the heat of the moment. The requirement for reasonable force is hilariously an unreasonable expectation. How do I know what this person will do? Why is it on the victim to make that instantaneous distinction?
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Extremely valid point, but what you are looking for does not exist anywhere. A shooter may claim ‘Stand Your Ground’, but is still subject to the interpretation of a Prosecutor, then potentially a Judge/ Jury.
Not sure I’d trust my fate to the interpretation of events by any of those people, any more than I would trust that some D-Bag breaking into my house, is not going to do more than take what he can and leave quickly.
Yes, it is impossible to know in the heat of the moment if you are over-reacting or not.
My point is, regardless of what the laws are, after everything is said and done, you are much less likely to end up totally F’d, if you err on the side of restraint. There are unintended consequences to escalating things. As horrible as it would feel not to do, engaging is escalating.
Even if you are completely absolved of liability on Canada, there are still repercussions for taking a life. Normal people don’t just walk away from that without some type of mental/ emotional trauma.
I get how frustrating it is. I live in a nice, quiet area, but still, if your stuff isn’t barricaded, it’s a target.