Imagine waking up to find a stranger breaking into your pickup truck which is parked in your front yard. You grab your rifle and walk outside to confront the burglar but something awful happens. The would-be burglar attacks you, takes your rifle and points it at you, presumably intending to kill you with your own gun. Then a miracle happens. A shot rings out. Your … [Read more...]
Two Self-Defense Cases End with Prison Term for homeowner in one, offender in other
When faced with a trespassing criminal, Canada’s laws on the use of force to repel criminals on our own property are still a terrifying mess. Firing a warning shot is deemed legal in Saskatchewan but criminal in Ontario. Both cases involve elderly Canadians who fired warning shots to scare away criminals. In the case of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, resident Hugh Lindholm the c … [Read more...]
The American Justice System and Wrongful Convictions
Someone sent me the graphic below, presumably because I write a lot on justice issues. It's an interesting graphic that depicts the history and a number of scary averages about those wrongfully convicted of heinous crimes. I've not come across anything similar detailed for the Canadian justice system, but just doing some simple math on the most high-profile Canadian … [Read more...]