Self Defence In Canada

 There’s a tempest in a tea pot brewing up here involving a home intruder case. The intruder has a long rap sheet and got the living daylights beaten out of him. He went to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The victorious home owner is going to court (and possibly jail) on assault charges.

This is where the right to self defense stands in Canada:

"Under Canadian law, individuals have the right to defend themselves and their property," Robertson wrote.

"However, it is important to understand that these rights are not unlimited in Canada. The law requires that any defensive action be proportionate to the threat faced. This means that while homeowners do have the right to protect themselves and their property, the use of force must be reasonable given the circumstances."

Uggggh. It sounds reasonable on the face of it but hells bells - “reasonable force” means different things to different people. There are adult shitlibs that think all violence is wrong regardless of the circumstances. In Morontario a police chief told the people under his protection that they should leave their car keys, wallets and valuables in a large bowl by the front door. In case of a home invasion - the perps can just scoop everything out of the bowl and theoretically they’ll make off with the loot rather than coming further into the house to confront the owners.

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I kinda think this mindset is slowly starting to change in Canada as we get ever more vibrant and diverse. I’ve heard talk of castle laws among the normies but who knows? They’ll put up with anything.