Quote: (08-10-2015 08:27 PM)TheSlayer Wrote:
Do Canadians on the forum remember the Chinese shopkeeper who arrested the serial shoplifter stealing from his shop and he got charged with kidnapping and a whole bunch of other charges? He only got off after a lengthy ordeal and a public outcry. Self-defense laws in Canada are weak as hell. I remember a couple of years ago here some dude got charged after he beat up an intruder in his home. I didn't follow through with the case but it's ridiculous how soft the self-defense laws here are.
This is not unusual. Self defence is a crime under the Canadian Criminal Code. You may get lucky and get a reasonable prosecutor who decides not to charge you, but by default, you have "committed a crime" and you must be prepared to defend yourself in court.
Madness.