:thumbup::thumbup:
While in Ottawa we see...
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2...lling_911.html
Beaten Ottawa senior jailed after calling 911
Ottawa police are reviewing how 911 dispatchers handle calls after a 74-year-old man who was beaten in a home invasion called for help — only to be arrested and thrown in jail for more than two months.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...sion-1.2877562
WWII veteran Ernest Côté, 101, tied up and robbed in Ottawa home invasion
Just a reminder folks.... it was the Conservatives that made changes to improve what is allowed in Canada for self defense and citizen arrest... (nick named the Lucky Moose bill.... a start in the right direction atleast).
It is interesting to read the comments sometimes...
https://openparliament.ca/bills/41-1/C-26/?page=1
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek for his speech on Bill
C-26. ... I must vote against this bill because of my concerns about the expansion of citizen's arrest powers.
Liberal
Sean Casey Charlottetown, PE
Madam Speaker, ...
My response to my colleague is that, with the expansion of the rights with respect to defence of property, there is always a concern about vigilantism. I focused my comments on the expanded rights for private security officers, but this also goes for private citizens. The bill itself does not promote vigilantism, but the problem is that the public perception of the expanded rights of citizen's arrest does raise that flag.
Liberal
Judy Sgro York West, ON
Madam Speaker, ..
The whole issue is this. We do not want to have happen what has happened in Florida, where people become emboldened, whether they have a gun or not, to think they can take the law into their own hands. We have a fabulous police service in Canada, starting with the RCMP.
It is imperative that we ensure we have laws that are clear for citizens and our law enforcement officials to follow to ensure the safety of Canadians and our communities.
...
As much as I would like to see far fewer guns in our country, we have to deal with the reality. Many people, law-abiding citizens, carry guns, and that is what happens when they think they can take the law into their own hands.