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/Dartmouth-Hermit 29d ago

Because a car theft, while harmful, is less so than shooting someone. You don't get to shoot someone for trying to steal your stuff. This isn't the Old West.

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u/last_to_know 28d ago

Really? You don’t get to shoot someone for stealing? Walk into a police station and steal a gun then. Walk onto a military base and steal something. 😂

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u/Dartmouth-Hermit 27d ago

I'm confident in both cases they could stop me without needing to shoot me. In what legal system would it make sense to permit a murder to prevent larceny. None. Think through what would happen.

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u/last_to_know 26d ago

Death for stealing is default punishment. We can only afford to be more lenient because of resources nowadays. If you’re a medieval farmer and someone steals from you, it’s a death sentence. You’ll starve to death.

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u/Dartmouth-Hermit 26d ago

Nah, the parish or your feudal lord would help the farmer. Farmers are valuable and can pay you back from future harvests.

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u/last_to_know 24d ago

The parish or feudal lord would hang the thief. Farmers ARE valuable to society. Thieves are not.