The right to defend yourself.

[Kathy]

"We are losing our right to defend ourselves",
editorial opinion article in today's Calgary Herald.
The cancer in our government system runs deep:
good article,

With the stolen trailer and wagon, scenario that
took place in Hanna recently, I can attest to the fact
that the RCMP were more helpful to the criminals
than the victim. Extreme biases are found
everywhere. We have a serious problem when those
with the power to lay criminal charges are taking
the criminal's word over the innocent victims.

http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/thee
ditorialpage/story.html?id=90d3bf24-09a8-442f-
bb57-81f609973670

Why is our government paying for lawyers for
criminals to sue their victims in civil court????

[wilagro]

Yes, it is a good article. I always have a loaded gun handy at night. Night visitors who break in are not "guests".

[cpallett]

Beware of newspaper columnists and others purporting to report on the state of the law. The Court of Appeal for Ontario did NOT acquit Cedric Forde. They ordered a new trial. A jury of his peers convicted him of manslaughter the first time. We will have to wait and see what the new jury does.

[PureCountry]

I had a Mountie as a basketball coach in
high school, and he always said if you're
gonna shoot someone, shoot to kill. Then
there's only 1 side to the story.

[burnt]

It seems that there are elements of the law that see where it will lead if citizens are denied the use of "appropriate force" when attacked. The result of self-defense does not always end up with charges or convictions.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/27/man-who-allegedly-stabbed-intruder-to-death-during-home-invasion-will-not-be-charged/