Ian Thompson acquitted

Firestart is alluding to the fact that the Crown was not stupidly charging Ian but purposely going after him to set precedent and scare other would be victim from even thinking about defending themselves.

Remember boys and girls, fetal position while dialing 911...
 
Firestart is alluding to the fact that the Crown was not stupidly charging Ian but purposely going after him to set precedent and scare other would be victim from even thinking about defending themselves.

Remember boys and girls, fetal position while dialing 911...

Why should the cops care if someone defends himself legally? I could see a politician with a peace-and-flowers message trying something like that, but I don't get why cops would give a ****.
 
I think he was pretty clear minded to do what he did... He could have easily shot those dudes. Instead he properly escalated the force he was using. Show of force was letting them know he had a loaded weapon and he meant business and gave them the decision to leave or continue what they were doing and face the consequences.

Escalating that type situation is frowned upon in certain quarters. If they had guns they would have shot back if their previous actions are any indication. Then what? I agree that he could either shoot them or shoot past them, his choice. I think the charges were uncalled for. I wonder what all the back story is. Motivations, as Firestart suggested. Make work program. Everybody gets rich on these deals. Well, almost everybody.
 
if they saw him come out and armed, they likely took off... If he shot them he would have been in actual serious trouble had he done that once they weren't a threat. Firing a couple warning shots, however, lets them know he means business.

And you don't shoot to disable... Hitting an arm or a leg on a moving subject would be pretty difficult, so to score a hit means going center of mass... And that means a very likely fatal shot.

Bingo.

*EDIT* Evidence was apparently that they didn't actually take off until AFTER he took the shots.
 
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Firestart is alluding to the fact that the Crown was not stupidly charging Ian but purposely going after him to set precedent and scare other would be victim from even thinking about defending themselves.

Remember boys and girls, fetal position while dialing 911...

That's exactly what I'm alluding to. Certain interests don't like the wide publication of the fact that the police services cannot protect a citizen against a direct attack. Their general presence deters crime and forces the criminal element to moderate the noise they make when they commit a violent act, but if you are attacked, the police won't come to your home in time to protect you. They'll investigate and hopefully catch the guilty party but if you have to wait for 18min in Brampton, imagine what it's like outside the big metropolitan areas. Politically speaking, it's bad optics if the law-abiding voting citizen realizes that he can't count on the cops to get him out of trouble.
 
To report the felony crime of Arson I would assume....

That's what the local police number is for. Calling 911 is for people who want emergency assistance, which some people seem to be saying couldn't have helped him.
 
Then why did he bother to call 911?

Simple, he was a law abiding citizen that knew full well that he needed to call the cops but I guess after he saw fire bombs come flying at him he realized the cops weren't going to help him. It's either wait on the cops and burn alive or try to defuse the situation, as he did.

I'm assuming he called before the action started.

Just imagine if he didn't call the cops, HA
 
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That's what the local police number is for. Calling 911 is for people who want emergency assistance, which some people seem to be saying couldn't have helped him.

He did want and need emergency assistance. The only problem was it came too late. If I remember correctly it was something like 10-15 mins before they arrived. If he had just curled up in the fetal position and waited he would no longer have a home and he may not have survived.
 
Mother shoots home invader 6 times. He gets up and runs out of the house and drives away. She is not charged. How do you think this ends if she did not have a firearm? 911 was also called but when seconds count they are minutes away.
http://youtu.be/dEpEoWLkKMc
 
What an eye opener. Who knew these situations to be so complex and nuanced? One could hammer at this for days! I'm glad we pay smart people (maybe not enough?) to sort this out. What a job that must. One of the many great benefits of the internet is that people from all walks of life can converge and discuss. I'm totally chuffed about that. May I never take this renaissance of personal growth for granted.
 
Simple, he was a law abiding citizen that knew full well that he needed to call the cops but I guess after he saw fire bombs come flying at him he realized the cops weren't going to help him. It's either wait on the cops and burn alive or try to defuse the situation, as he did.

I'm assuming he called before the action started.

Just imagine if he didn't call the cops, HA

Amen!

What an eye opener. Who knew these situations to be so complex and nuanced? One could hammer at this for days! I'm glad we pay smart people (maybe not enough?) to sort this out. What a job that must. One of the many great benefits of the internet is that people from all walks of life can converge and discuss. I'm totally chuffed about that. May I never take this renaissance of personal growth for granted.

We pay them enough but they have political considerations and they have act accordingly. Citizens successfully defending themselves, especially when using firearms, clash with those political considerations
 
We pay them enough but they have political considerations and they have act accordingly. Citizens successfully defending themselves, especially when using firearms, clash with those political considerations

That's confusing. Job title, job description and remuneration?
 
Then why did he bother to call 911?

Thats gotta be the dumbest thing he did. He shoud've just keep quite & repair his house.

Remeber when u call the cops u better be a complete law abiding citizen or else your entrapping yourself
 
That's confusing. Job title, job description and remuneration?

Crown Attorney, prosecuting criminals and punishing law-abiding citizens through legal fees, lower 6 figures
 
Crown Attorney, prosecuting criminals and punishing law-abiding citizens through legal fees, lower 6 figures

The ones that work for the province started at 76. The Feds started at 54

I don't remember the payscales after that tho.

Since this is a firearms offence I think its Federal. Not provincial
 
It was all CCC and Firearms Act, so yes.

what I am saying is that CCC is usually provincial. Drugs and firearms are usually Federal. they will generally let the jurisdiction with the "bigger" offence take the whole case though, they don't split the same case up.
 
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