To take part in discussions on talkSFU, please apply for membership (SFU email id required).
What the fuck is wrong with this country
This guy should get a god damn medal not be investigated for using his knife to DEFEND himself. Fucking stupid country.
http://www.630ched.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocal/Story.aspx?id=1145608
Violent personal robbery
5:15AM
Click here to email Ed Mason
9/30/2009
A robbery victim who was being brutalized by a pair of thugs in central Edmonton pulled a knife and turned the tables on the crooks.
The man in his early fifties was ignoring up to four men who demanded money until one of the cowards attacked from behind and slammed his head hard onto the sidewalk near 92nd Street and 105th Avenue. Two men punched and kicked the victim in the head and upper body.
They took cash from his pocket and when he tried to run away they chased him and resumed the vicious attack. That's when the man pulled a small knife and slashed one of the thugs across the lower neck and upper chest, causing wounds that needed stitches.
Charges of robbery and assault causing bodily harm have been laid against two men and the victim, recovering from a dislocated shoulder, a concussion and other injuries is under investigation for using his knife. (ED, ccg)
http://www.630ched.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocal/Story.aspx?id=1145608
Violent personal robbery
5:15AM
Click here to email Ed Mason
9/30/2009
A robbery victim who was being brutalized by a pair of thugs in central Edmonton pulled a knife and turned the tables on the crooks.
The man in his early fifties was ignoring up to four men who demanded money until one of the cowards attacked from behind and slammed his head hard onto the sidewalk near 92nd Street and 105th Avenue. Two men punched and kicked the victim in the head and upper body.
They took cash from his pocket and when he tried to run away they chased him and resumed the vicious attack. That's when the man pulled a small knife and slashed one of the thugs across the lower neck and upper chest, causing wounds that needed stitches.
Charges of robbery and assault causing bodily harm have been laid against two men and the victim, recovering from a dislocated shoulder, a concussion and other injuries is under investigation for using his knife. (ED, ccg)
Comments
Are you allowed to carry a concealed one?
No you are not allowed to carry a concealed knife.
I dont think that 50 year old guy was carrying a fancy italian switch blade, he was probably carrying something like a buck 110 folder or a swiss army knife.
you're only allowed to " respond " with less or equal force/brutality.
as in some dude comes swinging with fists, you cannot bring a chainsaw/knife/gun.
ie. if some guy breaks in your house with a crowbar, pulling out a tommy gun and going to town on him is probably not within reason
objective test..? forgot, I'm too old for this stuff
yyyyyayyyyy....=)
So, if a guy breaks into my apartment, rape my girlfriend, rape my dog, eat my goldfish and use my toilet but does not physical harm me in any way, do I have the right to shoot him in the face with a 16-gauge?
After all, mental pain >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> physical pain.
there are a lot of gray areas in the law.. that's where hiring a good lawyer come into play and methods on how the facts are presented is crucial..
The Code for Canada states that as long as the victim felt himself in mortal danger (which this man could easily prove) then he is able to respond with as much force as possible.
And even though charges were filed against the victim, it's just a formality. A lot of charges are filed unreasonably--defense lawyers need work, too. Old man will get out of it without a scratch.
Lot's of questions about what's unreasonable and reasonable in self defense... so I'll quote the Code instead. The bolded part. From what I can see if the news story, the old man tried to get away and was pursued. With that and the fact that the old man was already under grievous bodily harm (being beaten up by four guys), the victim was WELL WITHIN his rights to respond with force equal to death or grievous bodily harm.