This dude is in big trouble.

[ninepointer]

Coincidentally, last week my young son was asking, "Daddy, if someone is stealing your truck, can you shoot them?" We had a good long talk which I summed up with, "I can always get another truck, but Daddy will sure miss you if I get taken away to jail".

[Wahoo]

Missing the point much ???? Why would anyone need to UNSECURE a gun and then LEAVE THE SAFETY OF THE HOME to confront somebody potentially trying to steal a truck.?? I agree if someone is in your home go ahead and blast away, just make sure they are dead, they are not shot in the back and they are indeed iiside the house.
Happened to me years ago, my daughter informed me someone was taking our tractor, we kept watch as we called the cops, .. any of you so called hero coyboys on here care to share how my family would of been better off if I went outside with a loaded gun to confront the thieves? ????? Anybody.???

I didn't think so.

We will see what comes out in court but once you LEAVE the house to confront , you are likely fooked under Canadian law regarding property theft.

Nobody is saying you MUST go out. It's all about choice. This guy choose to do it. From what I heard on the radio the other day, the Police had planned community meetings to advise the public about the rampant thefts that were going on in the area. Seems they were having trouble getting a handle on things.

With that said, I have little sympathy for a person who steals ANY tool (vehicle, trailer, tools, computer etc.) that a working individual needs and uses to make a living and be a contributing member of society. Some people take the threat of losing that way to make a living (and/or the inconvenience that comes with it), much more seriously than others.

[SKSer45]

I just hope they dont use this to pass some more crazy gun laws. The liberal media loves this stuff.

[JoePa]

Well I'll tell you what I would do down here - I look out the window and see this guy trying to steal my truck - I arm myself - with a pistol in my belt and with my pistol grip shotgun loaded with BB shot - I go out and point the shotgun at the guy and tell him to lay on the ground or I'll shoot him - now it is his call - he either complies or runs away or attacks me - if he is on the ground I use my cell phone to hit 911 and hold the guy until the cops come - if he runs away I let him go and let a load of shot fly over his head - I doubt if he will be back again - if he attacks me he goes down -

Some may say - why not just stay in the house and call the cops - well by the time the cops come my truck and everything in it is gone - why should I be expected to just watch while some bum is taking my truck - the crook will keep stealing unless people start resisting in some form

The one thing I notice is that up in Canada there is more stealing going on and I think it is that way because the consequences if caught are either none or a slap on the wrist - down here crooks know that they may get hurt if they try to steal something and so think twice before doing it - it is pretty sad when a person can't protect his property and has to let a crook just take it and go

[3030]

maybe he didn't have theft insurance on the truck

[fratri]

From a bad guys point of view......

Man, if I was a crook and heard about this, I would be hoping the cops throw the book at him... I mean after all who does he think he is shooting at us crooks for stealing his truck.... What's next, get shot for robbing them at the ATM? Those cops better do their job and put that guy away for good or others think they might be able to stop us too....

[Fisherman]

Well one thing is for sure, if he was stealing a car, he won't steal anymore. Sorry, I have no sympathy for him, rip.

Exactly! Amen. If it ain't yours, you have to reason to acquire it. Goddam thieves.

[Roper]

Truck theft in this area is terrible. I had mine stolen. My brother had his stolen. Both were found stipped on the reservation. Everytime I go into Home Depot, go to see a movie, go to fortinos etc. I am very anxious to see my truck is still where I left it.
Plus the reservation police force know the people/organizations behind it all but turn a blind eye. Makes me sick.

[Hunter John]

Thats likely where my tractor went, things are so bad around here the cops were leaving bait trucks in the Ancaster meadowlands ( large shopping area) and after they pinched a bunch or them the thieves moved on to private residents.

[sakimano]

Seems to me a Leo was charged with murder for shooting a kid, that didn't pose much of a threat...a great many thought he was guilty.

He shot an adult not a kid.
He shot someone armed with a switchblade who moments earlier had slashed at the face of a woman on the streetcar...while holding his dick in his other hand.
He shot someone who repeatedly brandished the blade moved forward and said, to the police, 'I'm going to f***ing kill you'

That's why he was found not guilty of shootimg him 3 times, one of which killed Yates with a bullet through the heart.

Of course Forcillo then f'ed up by shooting Yatim 6 more times while he lay on his back. For that, he was guilty of attempted murder.

However he didn't see someone on the street with a coat hanger trying to steal a car and then shoot him dead.