r/canadaguns • u/DoYouGetSarcasm • Feb 26 '26

News / Politics / Activism Assault charges dropped against Lindsay Ontario man who confronted home intruder

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/lindsay-ontario-mcdonald-charges-withdrawn-9.7106757
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u/DoYouGetSarcasm Feb 26 '26

Fucking finally.

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u/GabRB26DETT Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

Absolutely should not have taken so long. This is specifically why laws need to be written.

What is it going to take for Canadians to be able to defend their homes from invaders and criminals ?

Edit : seems like some of you think I dream of just grabbing a 12ga for the first intruder no questions asked only to protect my TV. I absolutely don't. Y'all don't have any families though ? How are you supposed to know an intruder(s) intentions ?

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u/Cager_CA Feb 26 '26

You'll first need to convince millions of Liberal Canadians that yes....my $5,000 PC or my $1,000 television is in fact worth more than the life or well being of the person breaking into my house and trying to steal it.

Right now they think a criminal getting seriously injured or killed trying to steal your property is a travesty and that human life is more valuable than your personal possessions and you shouldn't want to defend them because insurance etc.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Feb 26 '26

...no. its not.

Your possessions are not worth a human life.

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u/Q-Ball7 In the end, it's taxes all the way down Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Your possessions are not worth a human life.

Wrong.

My possessions took a significant and directly measurable fraction of my lifespan to generate.

Stealing, then, is not simply theft "of property", but of lifespan directly. The thief has stated, by attempting to steal, that taking lifespans like this is acceptable to him or her.

So, by Golden Rule...

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Feb 27 '26

Fucking hell you're tripping over yourself to justify killing a person.