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penner2k 02-13-2010 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by johny (Post 6815439)
not murder. it's legal to kill people in self defence in canada. but he'd get stuck with the gun charges and huge legal fees

I'll take those over being dead.. ;)

CRS 02-13-2010 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by buddy (Post 6815315)
if this had taken place in Canada, the "hero" will be charge with umlawful possession of firearm and murder

Untrue.

Just to elaborate oh johny's response. It is legal to defend yourself and if that means you have to kill someone in self-defense, then it needs to be justified.

You can't kill someone if they were trying to rob you without a weapon. Though they presented a certain amount of threat, it isn't justified to kill them.

hk20000 02-13-2010 12:08 PM

err they were gunmen.....by definition they had guns...
Posted via RS Mobile

JHuJHu 02-13-2010 12:19 PM

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One female student was shot several times during the crossfire. She is expected to make a full recovery.
wow

underscore 02-13-2010 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hk20000 (Post 6815523)
err they were gunmen.....by definition they had guns...
Posted via RS Mobile

Nah I think they were just flexing their biceps.

hchang 02-13-2010 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SMDBICH (Post 6814196)
be stupid if they lay charges on him

Yeah but how do we know if he's not the kind to also do this kind of stuff?

jlo mein 02-14-2010 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johny (Post 6815439)
not murder. it's legal to kill people in self defence in canada. but he'd get stuck with the gun charges and huge legal fees

This is not true. You cannot simply kill someone through self defence. The law states that you can match reasonable force to the threat you are presented with in self defense, and life or limb must actually be in jeopardy.

ie: If an unarmed assailant is attacking you (or armed with a lesser weapon than a firearm), you can't simply shoot him unless you can prove it was neccessary to use a gun to equalize force and you would be unable to defend yourself using lesser force. Court trials often work out in favour of women who use weapons for self defense since they're viewed as physically weaker, but men who defended themselves often get screwed in court.

Vette Dood 02-14-2010 09:55 AM

Better to be judged by 12 then carried by 6.

twitchyzero 02-14-2010 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by RRxtar (Post 6813780)
is it racist that i knew hed be black before i clicked the link?

no, it's georgia for crying out loud.

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Originally Posted by raygunpk (Post 6815068)
maybe you just sucked at counter strike

:lol

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Originally Posted by Mr.Campo (Post 6815546)
wow

you're doing it wrong, it's w0w

CP.AR 02-14-2010 08:59 PM

if this was in Canada... the "Saviour" would end up in Jail, and even if the second assailant was caught, he could sue and probably win

damn our legal system


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