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Originally Posted by Zoisite
Yes, of course there are certain exemptions and you have a right to defend yourself, but a person defending theirself and home/family is required to do so using reasonable actions and use of force regardless of what kinds of tools they might use for self defense, and they will have to be able to prove it in court. Under section 34 and 35 of the Criminal Code, you are within your rights to defend yourself and your home from unlawful entry, but each case is assessed in court on the unique facts of the case. Some of the many types of questions that will come up in court would be: <etc.> ....
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I see that I have taught you well, young Grasshopper.
Seriously, Zoisite, your post is great, and you hit the high points. I can (and have) delivered three-hour lectures on Canadian self-defense laws, and you nicely summed everything up. There are nuances of course, which take up a lot of the time in my lectures, but you explained things nicely. Well done!
I'd like to rep you, but apparently, I cannot. So I hope that this post suffices. Again, a well-constructed and informative post; thank you for it.
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and one of the things I know is that when in doubt or having questions about the law to don't make guesses or go by second-hand hear-say or made up stuff. Go straight to the horse's mouth (credible and professional legal advisors) to check the facts. I took those bullet points from the article posted by that criminal law office whose website I suggested that Kiwi5151 should read to get a fuller understanding of what he's asking about so he's better informed.
