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Are Canadians defenceless in home invasion?

Posted by Wurfel-Waffles - June 21st, 2013


June 14. Friday. My girlfriend and I were having good sleep together upstair. Then I heard something broke downstair, I woke up immediately. First I looked at the clock and it was only 3:30 AM. I thought it was my cat Edel dropped a vase or something, but then I heard footsteps echoed. What scared me that it was multiple footsteps walking. So on one hand I quickly grabbed my girlfriend's iron hairsprayer while the other I grabbed my t-shirt and quietly headed downstair.

All thanked to the bright streetlights shined in our living room that I saw these 2 guys which were opening all shelves. One of them were holding something that looked like somekind of shiv. I gently moved down and slowly sneaked behind the shiv-holding guy. He turned around and swung the shiv at me. I got a cut on chest, but then I covered the guy's head with the t-shirt, then struck the pointy part of the hairsprayer to his temple, twice. He dropped the shiv and felt down like a heavy bag. The other guy saw me and tried to throw a punch. Thanked to my past time military training, I tripped him while striking the hairsprayer to his forehead. I moved behind him and struck several times on head's back, neck, temple and finally one hard strike to the throat. He dropped down with no movement.

I woke my girlfriend, tried to calm her panics, grabbed the cellphone to dial 911. Cops arrived in less than 10 minutes (a miracle!). So the 2 cops walked in with their weapons on, told me to turn on the room's light. Once light was on, I immediately got goosebumps on my whole body. The 2 robbers weren't just being unconscious, one of the guy's head was bleeding. Right away, a cop checked their pulses on necks while another asked me what weapon did I use. I was still holding that hairsprayer, it has some blood on it... The 2 cops whispered to each other something then asked us about our identifications. Cops took photos around, collected the shiv and the hairsprayer; took our fingerprints. Then an ambulance vehicle arrived, paramedics moved in with their equipments and quickly moved the 2 'sandbags' on the ambulance vehicle.

Cops asked me to go with them. I cooperated and sit in the back of their police car. They drove to police station. I immediately got moved to a room with some cop. Then I didn't know how long was it, because literally a lot of questions were asked. I told them everything, including how I fucked those robbers, exactly what I wrote on here. Then we moved to another room and asked me to sign some paper, I did what they asked. Next thing I knew was I sitting in the jail, next to all kind of throat-cutting jerks. I did get some cup of water, but no food. God knew how long I was in there. I sit, walked, slept, took dumps then repeat. Then some cop came, took me out to the same room I first arrived, and we talked. He told me I was detained. I was close to being arrested. No charge was laid on me. But the cop repeated several times that I was lucky. He also told me that the robbers were recovering in hospital, but none about their crime situation.

So... why I was only detained...
- What I did on self-defence was reasonable and within Bill C-26's Section 34, 35 & 36.
- Attackers carried weapon, and did attacked me first with it.
- Attacker harmed me. Although it was very minor.
- The weapon I use was unconventional. The police did examine the hairsprayer, and it has no sharp part. Lucky, indeed.
- I defend my property on reasonable ground.

However, later I learned that the shiv-holding guy was arrested, while the other robber walked free. What the fuck, I told myself so. The cut on my chest is still hurting, but it hurts me more when criminal walks free. I'm very glad only a small newspaper talked about this incident. It sunk into the silence on next day.

What if I struck these 2 assholes harder? What if the hairsprayer had sharp parts? What if they had no weapon? I would be arrested, or ever lay charge with 2nd degree murder and get locked up at least 10 years.

Or. What if they had something longer than a shiv? What if they had gun or projectile weapons? What if I had nothing to defend myself? I wouldn't sit here in the living room and typing out this post. I would be at least in comma, or even dead, right now.

Are being a Canadian defenceless against home invasion?


Comments

Huh, some of our mutual friends have read this and left no words behind.
Coulda been worse bro <a href="http://mr-shark.newgrounds.com/news/post/838365">http://mr-shark.newgrounds.com/news/post/83836 5</a>
Glad you and your GF are okay, but, yeah, I'm pissed at the cops too! In the US, they never would've let the other guy walk... maybe one of the cops recognized the guy they let loose :\

mr-shark's hand is fucked up badly. Now I'm glad my chest's cut is a very light wound, just a couple of stitches. I should have that t-shirt on, perhaps I wouldn't even get cut.

To be honest, we Canadians are totally defenceless. It's illegal for civilians to use either Taser or pepperspray. Bean bag gun is prohibited. While most Canadian-made airsoft guns are nearly worthless in these situations. I could have gotten worse if I pick up something more lethal. Perhaps both robbers would walk free if I hit them harder, while I serve undeserved sentences. I live in the most restricted province in Canada, and I don't expect much protection from the government.

This story below shows how stupid is our law
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.c om/2013/04/29/matt-gurney-latest-
home-invasion-case-to-test-canada s-self-defence-laws/

Canada is becoming a nanny nation. Sigh.

One hell of a story, man.
Can't believe the other guy walked out of there free O.o what kind of fucked up law enforcement is that?!

My case wasn't the worst. There were many other situations where criminals walked free and VICTIMS got arrested.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.c om/2013/04/29/matt-gurney-latest-
home-invasion-case-to-test-canada s-self-defence-laws/

Someone you don't know comes in your house to steal (or do who knows what), you have every right to do as you see fit, IMO. True, the wise course would've been to slink back upstairs and call the fuzz, get ready to pounce if need be, but as you say, the military teaches you to use the element of surprise and not let the enemy gain an advantage.

I could have been toasted if they had something bigger than that shiv. Also, the reason I grabbed the hairsprayer was because it's the nearest thing I saw, beside my shirt. If I had to choose the ideal weapon, I would have grabbed my GF's fashion magazine and a fountain pen. I used to have a karambit, but I put it somewhere downstair. In fact, all the knifes and even screwdrivers are downstair! I was totally unprepared for any attack from these situations...

I could have called the cops first, wait for these assholes moved more inside and take surprise by knocking them unconscious with hockey stick. But as usual, I'm the kind of dude who got himself in countless troubles previously just because of curiosity & stubbornness.

I believe if the same thing happens to you, I bet you would put two in each asshole's head, cops came clean up and you get awards. We are living in two totally different world...

It's like real combat... you never know what you'll do, till the moment arrives.

Have you updated your locks, doors and windows? Sounds like you're renting. maybe the landlord can reimburse you for the money spent on better security...

It just sounds like we're from different worlds. I used to always leave my keys in the ignition and my front door open when I was at home or nearby, but these days, with the economy (locally) so bad, everything's a potential target for thieves.

Yes I'm renting. I talked to the landlord about the door's lock, she allowed me to add a deadbolt and heavy duty strike plates for both 2 locks. As for the door's view and windows, we added security bars to them yesterday. My neighbor was jokingly said my house looks like a bird cage. Better like that than getting another home invasion.

My neighboorhood was belonged to safe area to live. The economy causes these problems. A month ago there was gang shooting near our area and 1 person was wounded.