r/canadaguns • u/Hmfic_48 • 29d ago

News / Politics / Activism Scarborough resident charged after firing gun during attempted car theft

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/19/scarborough-resident-charged-firing-gun-vehicle-theft-toronto-police/
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u/bigT689 29d ago

Nah, rules should be changed to let civilians defend our safety and property

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u/SeeminglyUseless 29d ago

Valuing property over human life is the problem most people are going to have with your position.

Personally I think if someone is engaging in violent crime (like, say, an armed robbery), then using lethal force is morally justified if you're unable to flee.

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u/bigT689 29d ago

I value my belongings more than a criminals life, yes

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u/SeeminglyUseless 29d ago

Ah so being a criminal means you don't have human rights, got it.

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u/Airplaneondvd 29d ago

I look at it like.  I’m not  deciding my stuff is worth their life. They decided that. 

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u/SeeminglyUseless 29d ago

Yeah I get it too. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes and all that.

I don't think criminals deserve to die, though.

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u/Airplaneondvd 29d ago

Well I live an hour outside Whitehorse and my closest neighbours are a km down the highway, so honestly we would t even get to the part where I figure out you’re just after my stuff 

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u/bigT689 29d ago

👍🏼

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u/SeeminglyUseless 29d ago

So when the amnesty finishes and you become a criminal, where do you stand on the value of your own life?

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u/Airplaneondvd 29d ago

You don’t think there’s a difference between not surrendering legally purchased property, and invading someone’s home? 

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u/SeeminglyUseless 29d ago

There's a huge difference, but that's kind of the point. Making sweeping judgements like "I value my stuff more than a criminal's life" is problematic when the state can make you a criminal with a pen stroke.

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u/Airplaneondvd 29d ago

There’s no way you thought that through, it’s too ridiculous. 

“The government changes laws everyday so you shouldn’t be able to stop home invaders” that’s what you just said

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u/SeeminglyUseless 29d ago

You know, it does kind of come across that way.

I meant more to imply that the sweeping judgements are problematic because the barrier between you being a criminal or not is extremely thin. "And then they came for me" type shit. Othering people as "criminals" being less worthy of life is a dangerous slope is all.

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u/bigT689 29d ago

I’ll die on my hill if it comes down to it

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u/dsac 29d ago

So brave

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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw 29d ago

theres no human right to steal a car

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u/LimpComparison4906 29d ago

It does in many places. I don’t see the issue. Don’t be a criminal. Don’t let the government enact unjust laws. 2 birds 1 stone