The Great Gun Control Debate- 2.0

[Colin Parkinson]

More nonsense continues…

Is it the police or Crown that lay charges in Manitoba?

 

[OldSolduer]

Is it the police or Crown that lay charges in Manitoba?

Both can IIRC.

 

[Haggis]

More nonsense continues…

For the time being, I'm going to side with the police. Based on available info, he was not at immediate risk of grievous bodily harm or death and did not need to fire at the thieves.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

For the time being, I'm going to side with the police. Based on available info, he was not at immediate risk of grievous bodily harm or death and did not need to fire at the thieves.

4 likley younger adults in the dark, without him knowing if they were armed or more of them. The risk of grievous bodily harm or death to the homeowner is likley very high.

People like to say: "Property is replaceable", actually as you get older, it is not replaceable, money = time and time is in short supply as you get older. Also living in a rural area, statistically calling the police means that they will almost always come after the criminals are gone. If you as a property owner do nothing, then the criminal activity will generally get worse, eventually leading to more deaths and the bankrupting of people and businesses.

It's likley in this case a call was made early on, based on my understanding, which could be completely wrong, it also appears that the 3 adults surrendered to the homeowner and awaited the arrival of the police. Since it also appears he did not hit anyone, it's quite possible his shots were deliberate to get the perps to surrender.

 

[Genetk44]

For the time being, I'm going to side with the police. Based on available info, he was not at immediate risk of grievous bodily harm or death and did not need to fire at the thieves.

Did he actually fire AT the thieves?

 

[Halifax Tar]

For the time being, I'm going to side with the police. Based on available info, he was not at immediate risk of grievous bodily harm or death and did not need to fire at the thieves.

We're gonna disagree here.

I couldn't give to shits about the age of the offenders. They are in stolen vehicle(s?), full of stolen stuff, stealing gas...



I prefer the Sheriff Grady method.

 

[Haggis]

Did no one read the first line of my post? "For the time being". In any use of force incident, more details come out over time and my opinions may change due to that.

4 likley younger adults in the dark, without him knowing if they were armed or more of them. The risk of grievous bodily harm or death to the homeowner is likley very high.

"Likely" is scant justification for the use of lethal force to prevent a property crime. If y'all want to go shooting at people/vehicles in the dark without knowing the situational factors, go for it.

Since it also appears he did not hit anyone, it's quite possible his shots were deliberate to get the perps to surrender.

Hence the discharging in a reckless manner charge. Tell me again, why you have to be SURE of your target and background?