r/canadaguns • u/Hmfic_48 • Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

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

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u/SeeminglyUseless Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

I value my belongings more than a criminals life, yes

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u/SeeminglyUseless Aug 19 '26

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

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u/Airplaneondvd Aug 19 '26

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

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u/SeeminglyUseless Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

👍🏼

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u/SeeminglyUseless Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

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

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u/dsac Aug 20 '26

So brave

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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw Aug 20 '26

theres no human right to steal a car

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u/LimpComparison4906 Aug 19 '26

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