Ontario man who shot and killed armed intruder in his home won't face murder charges, crown says
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- A murder charge that was laid against a Milton, Ont., man accused of killing an armed intruder earlier this year has been dropped.
The Crown withdrew the second-degree murder charge laid against Ali Mian Monday, saying there is no reasonable prospect of a conviction.
“I thank the Crown for using their reasonable discretion and agreeing to withdraw the charges today,” Mian’s lawyer Jag Virk told Global News on Monday in a statement. “My client is very happy and thankful,” Virk said. “He’s been under tremendous stress since being charged knowing that if he was found guilty he’d been spending considerable time in jail and he was only trying to protect himself and his mother.”
Mian, a registered firearm owner, was charged after he reportedly shot and killed an armed intruder who broke into his home on Gibson Crescent in Milton on Feb. 19.
Global's Catherine McDonald reports.
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He paid 135k and was defending his mother from 5 intruders? Sue the court
I’d sue for damages.
@@blakedesmondYou can’t do that in Canada. Canadians sold their rights off over 50 years ago. Democracy and freedom is not real in Canada, it’s a fallacy for peasants.
Its bail so they get it back. The entire situation still lacked common sense , half on the court and the other half on the 5 bozos.
@@brandongaslard1911 i don't know about you, but I don't have 135k in liquid assets/cash; most people would have to borrow from a bondsman, which isn't free :(
@@playgroundprotagonisin Canada you pledge a certain amount. Like your house worth or a car etc. You don’t normally hand over 135k. Just it gets taken away if they skip bail etc
Canada needs to seriously reexamine its self defense laws, I cannot even use pepper spray against a violent attacker without getting charges. Pathetic.
Glad I don't live there. Their sentencing laws are ridiculous also. I watched an entire series on Hulu about Canada and it's crimes. 35 yes for 1st degree out in 16 ? Here in the US it's eye for an eye!
@@DonnaReed61 Oh ya its pretty bad, over 30 years ago I knew a guy who beat a man outside his house with a baseball bat for complaining about loud music and the guy 18, got 4-8 and served 4. lol
Agreed
@@brownincel6018 THis is true, I knew a meth head who did time and while in jail her teeth fell out and they replaced them with full $40,000 dental implants!
Exactly. What are you supposed to do. Ask the guy with the gun not to shoot you. It's so ridiculous that you cannot defend yourself against people breaking into your home. It's not even ridiculous. It's effing stupid.
Charged for self-defense. This country is a joke
Thank Trudeau
@@kylegallant3423 Not Trudeau, Canada always had crappy self defense laws.
We still getting less shot than in the US
They've ABANDONED the charges, which means he got arrested, and had to appear in court for murder. He had to hire a lawyer. These guys don't work for free. Fk no.
How the system can be so fkng rtrded in a civilized country?
Charges dropped. The legal system essentially upheld the legitimacy of using lethal force in self-defense (again!).
They shouldn't have charged him, to begin with.
@@chineseRATFACENo. The defendant is a registered firearms owner using a legal weapon. Get your facts straight bud.
We don't allow people in Canada to for example shoot someone who knocks on the door. They had to verify the force used was reasonable.
@@gejostyes true, but they did not need to charge him to do so.
You don’t understand how the law works. The police don’t judge. They charge, you go to court, and are found guilty or not guilty.
The only reason he wasn't convicted was because they intruder had a gun we don't have self defense in canada it's called reasonable force which means for the most part you can only stab someone if they have a gun if they have a knife well then you need to also have a knife
He should be given his P.A.L and firearm back - as well as the bail money.
He performed a community service.
Courts are greedy, they need to come out ahead somehow!
You wackos always take it to far I agree he was in the right but to say he was performing “community service” is egregious
@@TDRE88I'd argue the community is a lot safer without the armed burglar breaking into homes. Making the community safer, is undoubtably- community service. 😊
@@TDRE88He's done more to keep his community safe then all those Judges, Cops, and Clown prosecutors combined.
@@TDRE88he did what our justice system wouldn't. 👍 he also saved us the tax payer from incarcerating them for probably 5 years.
the news blurs videos of the criminals but blasts the victims photos. bravo
They're not news, they're propaganda. This is how a propaganda outlet operates.
Also annoyingly sticking the camera in their faces and filming directly in front of their front door and not blurring their home's street number is crazy
agreed. that's shameful.
This man should never have been charged in the first place. He's a hero, and this country needs more just like him!
Exactly, our laws need to change.
@@kenlompart9905better yet our government needs to change…like YESTERDAY
lol he was involved in gang crimes 5 people carrying zip ties and a car masked up with guns don’t show up randomly
@@DiLLYS-ze8iwand you don5 get a PAL if you hav3 any connections to gangs or crime.
@@DiLLYS-ze8iwthey do to rob your new bmw. They tie u up
The fact the HE was facing jail time after protecting his life and his mother's life against 5 armed intruders is just baffling...i bet those guys are probably out already
So when the cops arrived at the scene they should have just taken the guy still alive at his word that he was in the right?
@@sid7088 no, you're supposed to have a lawyer with you when talking to cops to avoid having your statements used against you in court. Cops are legally allowed to lie with the addition of qualified immunity to legally protect them to a degree.
@@sid7088 The cops did the right thing by asking questions but just because they can attempt to charge someone doesn't mean they should.
@@lorpis8284 you obviously don't know how investigations work.
@@sid7088 No, I'm not a cop. It doesn't make me wrong though. I met a woman who stabbed an unarmed man who was attempting to get back something she stole from him. They were the same size and build. She never got charged, he needed a new liver, and never got his property back. The guy in this news story should have had his mother use the gun. It appears investigators and crown attorneys do have a choice.
Our self defense laws NEED to be changed.
We just need self defense laws. We don't have them at all, They are choosing not to charge him, but by the law he can and should be charged. This is the biggest problem.
I wouldn't be surprised if we've had them but some idiots took advantage of it like you see if the states.
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@@glydstudios5632yes we do check s 34 of the criminal code. The section clearly outlines self-defence in Canada. It’s not an immunity to criminal prosecution. It’s a defence to criminal charges: as it should be.
@@lord6411 Right... And that's insane. What you are saying is that they had to defend themselves once, now they have to defend themselves again from an overbearing government. So if there are clear cases of self defence like this, we just waste everyone's time, and destroy this persons life even more with the financial burden of defending self defense.
Why was required to give up his firearms license and guns? He did nothing wrong. He delivered justice to those that deserved it. Give him back the bond money and the license and the guns.
Relax. All in due course
Bail Money Is Always Returned.
@@Dark_Force_Of_WishesNo it's not. That's absolutely incorrect.
Its canada. You don't actually put up the money for bail. Its only if you breach its conditions is when you have to pay
Absolutely!
The fact that we are discussing if a man who shot an intruder trying to protect his home should be jailed or not is disgusting to say the least.
Armed intruders, assaulting his mother.
Ridiculous
It really is mind numbing
This is Canadian law ...this happened before with other people...citizen are not allowed to kill anyone and use as defence ...buy I agree laws need to change
The guys had weapons, attacked, and the crown decided to pursue charges with this guy? What a joke.
Canada isn't a free country. Check your privilege.
Every single crown attorney is a joke in Canada. They ALL need to be fired and replaced and retrained. The system itself also needs to stop rewarding prosecutors for convictions
The police laid charges, the crown dropped them.
I am sickened that this man and his family had to be victimized by these intruders and then gets charged with murder for defending his family. The crown only withdrew the charge because they thought they would lose. They were willing to destroy this man for what? Hey Crown attorney---how do you live with yourself.
He is must likely involved in some kind of crime. Why did he have a gun at home. In Canada we are not supposed to have guns at home😮
@@appletree9974 It literally said right in the video that he was licensed. You clearly don't have a clue what our firearm laws are. I do agree that he likely was involved in crime, why else would he be up and ready at 5am to start blasting? And people don't normally target random houses, especially in newer neighborhoods like this to break and enter unless they have a reason.
@@appletree9974I assume you don’t know anything about gun laws
@@appletree9974you knew nothing about gun laws here.
@@appletree9974how are you supposed to protect your elderly parents and babies from 5 violent intruders with guns? You wanna talk them out of it? This is happening regularly throughout Canada and the GTA, wake up
Whoever pressed charges against the home owner should face serious consequences. $100k bail? Outrageous.
Bail Money Is Always Returned. He Will Get It Back.
@@Dark_Force_Of_Wishes it's a promise not a actually amount fyi
He probably still had to put his house deed on the line.
@@GG-fi5jw good point ..
@@GG-fi5jw good point.its possible
absolutely ridiculous that he was ever charged in first place.
I think the 5 gunshots sounds suspect. Similar to police officers being convicted for attempted murder when a suspect was shot like 10 times. ie. the use of lethal force is justified to incapacitate, to neutralize the threat. Beyond that it turns into attempted murder or in these situations beyond self defense.
@@GeoT915 sounds reasonable.
@@GeoT91yes, in the heat of the action you will be counting how many times you fired and analyzing the effects each round made downrange.
@@sparklessconnectionselectrical What seems questionable is that the suspect was found allegedly with a loaded gun without any shots fired. This suggests that the suspect didn't have the physical ability to return fire and dropped the gun right away. I don't think it's unreasonable for the shooter to tried and cross examined under oath.
Also a lot of people are dragging the prosecutor, but forget that police officers who conducted an investigation recommended laying charges.
@@GeoT91 yes but that requires investigating
not charging
The fact that he was even charged in the first place, is the real crime in this country.
Victory for common sense. Our PM won't like this.
Not one bit - in fact I am surprised he didn't enact some obscure urban terrorism law to overturn the verdict. Pretty sure he's going to keep is filthy little mouth shut on this one
Weird laws and systems here. Criminals get release on bail whereas innocent people pay the price for their defense.
Toronto police advices that you leave your car keys at the front door with cookies and milk as a quick refreshment for the intruder. Next they’re going to require you to leave your home ownership, along with your valuables and keep your door unlocked. As if the police won’t just come in take notes of what happened, tell you they’ll reach out and then your case gets forgotten, then you have to deal with the mess with insurance (for the things that are insured). Canada wants you to be a lick.
They took away his rifle + licence. So next time, he will be defenseless! Laws in Canada are written to protect criminals. Act accordingly. If you defend yourself successfully, NEVER call the cops. As you'll be charged for defending yourself.
But. What to do with the body ?
They gave it back. Lots of false news on this subject, but the lawyers have been supportive of him, unlike the persecutors.
He should have NEVER been charged. He also needs to improve his aim there were 5 criminals.
Charge was dropped because if he won in court, which he would have, we'd all have a set precedent to defend ourselves against armed Intruders.
You’re 100% correct!
Bingo!
As ex law inducement with 30 years service , 5 masked men enter your house with guns and zip ties? This is dictionary self defence , the fact he was charged is a travesty, even though charges dropped he still probably spent tens of thousands of dollars in lawyers fees , I’ve arrested people on bail for firearms offences that had a illegal handgun with them and the judge still let them out the next day, the Crown prosecutors office needs to be investigated
Awesome!! We should have the right to protect ourselves.
It's unfathomable that such a basic human right to live safely in our own home and be able to protect ourselves from criminals who violate us would be prosecuted by the very government that is supposed to serve and defend that right.
@@avlisk Self Defence Is More Than A Human Right...
It's A NATURAL RIGHT, All Animals Do It.
The lesson here is don't call 911 in this particular situation, it's too expensive and could cost you life in prison. A strong neighbourhood watch would be a better defence.
So glad this was correctly justified and a huge win for the people
The fact that he was charged with murder for defending himself against an armed criminal who entered his house to rob him is not only astonishing, but deeply disturbing. That alone is enough reason to leave this country.
Canada is a Country where criminals and peedos thrive. Look up Eddy Roger's past and his connections to Jeffrey.
The legal system is corrupt.
And they took his pal and guns so if this situation happens again he’s f’ed. the gov doesn’t like this much power being in the hands of people. Of course they will find ANY reason to strip Canadians of legal nerfed guns.
And our family is seriously considering just that. At least states like South Dakota and Florida will be the last to fall if the world does indeed go to hell in a handbasket.
That's a result of the way our laws are written at a fundamental level. Self defence is a lawful defence from conviction, not something that makes what would be a crime, not a crime.
So, you shoot and kill someone. Cops confirm that. Shooting and killing someone is illegal. Their job is to press a charge if a crime has even POSSIBLY been committed. They are not the crown, They are not a judge, they don't decide whether it was a lawful break of the law, or if it was illegal. Now you go to court. There, you argue that you had a legal reason to murder someone, that being, they were clearly demonstrating intent of causing serious harm or death to you or someone immediately present. The courts have to determine that it was ACTUALLY self defence and not an outright murder that you're claiming self defence for here.
And if I know anything about self defence in Canada, which I do, as I've been on the receiving end of charges(that were dismissed) for defending myself, including with a weapon, I'd wager that the reason why the crown withdrew here wasn't because they ended up agreeing that he lawfully defended himself, but that they couldn't disprove his claim of self defence. See, the way it works is that you can immediately claim self defence, and that shifts the burden of proof onto the crown to DISPROVE self defence, and there are still other defences you could pull after that if not entirely successful at getting the charges dismissed there. If they can't prove you DIDN'T defend yourself, you don't have to prove so much that you DID, and they can't convict off of that. They need basically undeniable proof that you killed someone with no possible legal justification. Or, they might just be speaking legalese as usual and sometimes that can be interpreted multiple ways. I'm experienced, but not a lawyer, so I'm not entirely fluent anyways.
Hopefully that helps clear some of it up. Our system is written in an old, messed up way from the ground up. The whole thing needs to be reviewed and modernized, written with more clear meaning. What good are rights if people can't understand them even if they know them, eh?
Here you need to hire a lawyer when you're attacked in your house by criminals
This is a prime example why we need castle laws (self defence ) in Canada and the right to CC.
Why exactly?
Proof that our current laws suffice
@@gravegaming2023 so dragging someone through court & that family now has to deal with legal challenges & dragging there name through the mud and wasting taxpayers money is a good system? When the rcmp could have just right then & there said self defence & charges wouldn’t be laid. The criminals in this country have more rights than you do.
@DDMV-ve5qf yes because that's how it's determined with certainty that people didn't do stuff in civil countries.
Otherwise why even charge people, let the RCMP determine who goes to prison and how long on the spot?
@@gravegaming2023 This is an example of how they don't.
@@gravegaming2023the law is clear. The police have the discretion to not press charges. Nobody has ever been convicted in this country for shooting a person attacking them. Never. The police never should’ve pressed charges.
Self defense wins
Not always. I caught an attempted murder which was self defense the attacker had a firearm and I ended up stabbing the guy in self defence while I was taking my son to school I still had to plead to a assault causing bodily harm and this was on a legal aid and cash lawyer too
This man should never have been charged , hope his property gets returned ..!!!
Happy for this young man defending himself and his mother. A win for the people.
Whoever filed this charges should be fired!!! He should sue the prosecutor.
The way the Canadian Justice system works, guns are ONLY meant for sporting reasons, NOT for Self defense. The Cops automatically charge ALL non-sporting gun incidents and let the Courts sort it out
Very stupid for someone charging Murder to a homeowner defending his loved one(s) and himself and his property from intruders wanting to hurt or even kill him/them 😂😅😊
So when the cops arrived at the scene they should have just taken the guy still alive at his word that he was in the right?
@@sid7088 2 brain cells? The police have probable cause to bring everyone involved under custody while they investigate.
Whoever decided to lay these charges should lose their job. Absolutely disgusting.
This is a win! But our justice system is broken.
I am shocked. This can't be true. Are you saying that there is still some common sense?
He had to pay a lawyer and bail to defend himself/family in his own house with legally owned firearm. What a sad situation to be in as a victim. 😢
Canada law enforcement has a twisted version of justice with examples like this. He was CHARGED. He had to POST BAIL. HE WAS INNOCENT OF ANY CRIME. When does self-defense against 5 INTRUDERS IN YOUR HOME become a crime? My sympathy goes out to all Canadians. Better take a look at your laws again.
Absolutely crazy to charge this guy with murder - it's nuts.
To think Justin Trudeau said we don’t have a right to self defence with a firearm. Think of women or an elderly person, think of being outnumbered & the criminals have weapons….Trudeau wants Canadians to be victims.
Is Poilievre's Government Going To Encourage Self Defence Or Does He Only Care About Hunters? 🙄
(PS I Am In Full Support Of The NATURAL RIGHT Of Self Defense)
All I Hear Poilievre Talk About Is Supporting Hunters ("People" Who Kill Innocent Animals) And Not Self Defenders. It Seems He Is More In Favor Of People Who Murder Innocent Animals Than People Who Defend Themselves Against Monsters, And That Disgusts Me. I don't know if I should vote for Pierre Poilievre because of this.
@@Dark_Force_Of_WishesHe’s your best bet. At a minimum, he’s not going to further restrict your firearm privileges. The other parties are campaigning on taking them away.
You've never had a right to firearms . It's a privilege . You're allowed to defend yourself. Nobody has ever said you can't do that
Trudeau has 4 or more RCMP officers around him, so as usual his stupidity only affects the common folk.
@@HiroshimaXlso why do they always get charged when defending themselves your allowed to defend yourself as long as you don’t hurt the criminals
Precedent so we can kill intruders. I'm loving this though. 100% this should be the case.
Not exactly, it didn't go to trial because because there was no expectation of a conviction. There is no precedent if it happens again. If it happens to you remember this, when the cops start asking you questions, simply say you felt your life or the life of your family was in immediate danger of of death or grievous bodily harm and I have nothing further to add without speaking to a lawyer. If they say why? You can site this case and say we live in Canada where law enforcement don't respect a person's right to defend themselves. Then you may or may not be charged but you will make it a lot easier for your lawyer to defend you if you don't talk.
@@dovan4092 very good advice! Thank you.
It's NOT A Precedence To Kill ANY Intruder. It's Only A Precedence To Kill Intruders That Are Trying To Kill You. Each Self Defence Case Is Different Depending On The Circumstances. If You Kill A Mere Tresspasser You Will Be Convicted.
@@Dark_Force_Of_Wishes And why were they trying to kill him? because he's such a terrible guy? or does he owe em somethin'? They gonna run up on your house next? what's the deal?
@@FrankMorton-uz7ng What narcotics did your mother use while she was pregnant with you?
Amazing news! Now give him back his PAL and firearms. The man did nothing wrong
Give this hero his money back 😢
@@Dark_Force_Of_Wishes Drug dealer*
@@FrankMorton-uz7ngdrug dealer?
@@Dark_Force_Of_Wishes He is far from a hero, you can be sure he is a criminal himself that's why he was targeted in the first place.
LOL! At the bots in the comment sections
They rather you die than defend your family
Why prosecutors charged him for self defense? I CANNOT understand it.
Because the way self defence works in Canada is that it is a legal defence for committing a crime. Kinda like how if you have to rush to a hospital, you can speed a little bit, maybe run a light(safely) or two, and not get in trouble because of the situation? Nobody says you didn't do that stuff, they're saying it wasn't illegal to do it then. Also kind of like how it's illegal to posses firearms in Canada. UNLESS you are properly licensed for that firearm(and the other nitty gritty details we won't bother with here). So, as far as the law is concerned, a murder happened. He's claiming it was a lawful murder(self defence) and in this case, the crown couldn't prove him wrong or otherwise guilty. The reason he(or anyone else) gets charged at the beginning is that the cops have to press a charge when a crime is serious enough. It doesn't matter if they know you're innocent of the illegal side of murder, they're not the once that get to decide innocence, that's where the courts jurisdiction comes into play. They have a body with gunshot wounds, and you holding the gun, that's enough evidence that a crime occurred that they HAVE to charge you. youThen, you prove innocence and the crown proves guilt in court. The reassuring thing here is that the crown withdrew before trial. They don't have to do that, and they usually don't unless you make a deal with them.
So yeah, doesn't make a whole lotta sense, especially at first glance, but the alternative is possibly allowing actual murderers get away, at least for a time, by grooming the scene a little and then claiming self defence to avoid charges or possible a thorough investigation to begin with. Bit of a catch 22, no?
Imagine if he didn't have a gun him and his mother may have both been dead ! This is a monumental ruling !
Ridiculous he had to waste time, money and jail time even fighting this. Pathetic.
The question that was never asked was WHY would five men from Toronto want to raid a house in Milton. Ali had some that they wanted. Ali didn’t have to shoot anyone to “defend” his mother. All he had to do is give them what they wanted. Ali was defending something other than his mother. Something worth lots of money.
@@plaistowbill all things that dont matter. Not in this case. All speculation. Courts aren't for what "you think they wanted".
The crime here is the home invasion. Everythin in ur post is deflection.
Gotta ask why THAT is.
@@plaistowbillStupid question
Stop stealing our oxygen
@@miken8778well said
@@plaistowbillIf he was a gang member he’d use a semiautomatic pistol, not a rifle
Who's got $130k for bail money? If your a poor farmer with a shotgun your chances of winning in court are slim.
They put their house up
@@gregorynunes51 what u mean? They sold it?
You only have to pay 10% of that and you can put up your items like vehicle or house
I guess if you're poor ppl wouldn't rob you. If you're a farmer with a fat piece of land... You're rich
@@Sideways_SinghReverse mortgage?
Took long enough. It is INSANE that a guy who fights off FIVE attackers by himself (his wounded mother doesn't count) who were armed, and had the restraint to only kill one and NOT pursue the others in some fit of vengeance, was charged to begin with.
This is just ludicrous. Dude exercised tremendous restraint with his weapon and even called it in himself. Didn't try to hide anything.
Well done, self protection is a must in Crime ridden Canada. The police can’t do it all, be a responsible citizen and help out.
The right to self-defense should never be denied to anyone. Someone brakes into your home you have a right to defend it up to and including lethal force. There is no way to know if the intruder might kill you and your family. I follow the golden rule BEST JUDGED BY 12 THEN CARRIED BY 6 FAMILY MEEBERS OR FRINEDS TO THE GRAVE.
He shouldn't have been detained and taken in for questioning in the first place. This is ridiculous.
Sir, he murdered someone with a firearm in cold blood in his house.
@@grantmoore2515 It was not cold blood murder. It was out done with self-defense. The homeowner didn't initiate this. The intruders ominously launched a robbery inside the house.
@@BlackLiesMatter How do you know it was self-defense? Were you there? The only way to determine what happened is via a trial.
@@grantmoore2515 5 people literally broke into his home. It was 5 against 1. If the homeowner didn't possess a gun, he wouldn't have stood a chance. The gun saved his life.
@@BlackLiesMatter You were not there sir so you don't know what happened. We don't even know why the intruders broke in or whether he knew them.
We need to define self-defense clearly on the books in Canada.
My question is, will he be allowed to get his firearms and license back?
It shouldn’t have even gone to trial.
In 4 months it only prolly saw one Judicial pre trial and that's where they came to agree both crown and Lawyer that no reasonable prospect of conviction. My guess is that the squeaky clean criminal record played 98 percent role in all of this.
This is SO clear cut, how was he even charged!?
Par for the liberal course...punish the man who defends his family by doling out murder charges on him...as if it was him doing the armed home invasion.
This should be common sense... Why drag this guy through jail and trail.....??????
Canada's self defense is totally nuts
Why was there even a debate about whether or not this was self-defense? A person has the right to protect their own life. The fact that he had to do any time or was inconvenienced anymore than the trauma is disgusting as far as I’m concerned. He did what he had to do to protect his family. Our justice system is a legal system. It is not a justice system.
Canada
You don’t have the right to self preservation…
Just “””self defense”””
That’s on a case too case basis
Our law on self defence is stupid. What would they expect a victim do in this situation? Just watch your family and property is hurt, stolen by a suspect and call the cops who takes 30 minutes to get to a call? Just ridiculous. Also it seems that the law basically protects the offender rather than the victim.
The problem is that he got charged to begin with.
Self defense should not be charged with murder
So when the cops arrived at the scene they should have just taken the guy still alive at his word that he was in the right?
1. Hero
2. Performed a community service.
3. "Where have all te good men gone".
give him his firearm licsense back.... givev him his bail money back..... give him money from the suspects for all the worry of going to jail..... send the robbers to jail 10 years because it lead to a death of someone..... dont let them out 10 days like normal....
canada murdurers get days in jail not decades......... evver criminal knows canada is weak with laws....... its like 10% get caught then if do get like 10 day jail
No money was lost they take the money when he breaches his conditions which I'm sure he didn't
He shouldn’t have been charged in the first place!! In the end he still had to retain a lawyer that cost him thousands of dollars and he was put through all of this ordeal.
I came to the conclusion that no one should be scared of criminals, they should be scared of the legal system!
This man should NEVER have been charged. Canada needs to have castle and stand your ground laws ASAP!!!
Can’t even believe the charges were laid. What a joke.
More to this than meets the eye. 5 armed guys don't show up at your house for no reason
Unless they got the wrong address? or maybe they knew he had legal guns and were after those? Could be anything either way, they invaded his home, beat his mother and did it while armed with illegal handguns and zip ties. What led up to that should be irrelevant.
I'd watch the news if I were u. It's less common than you'd think. There have been many violent home intrusions linked to auto theft in the Toronto area. Anyone with a nice car that doesn't leave the keys in it could fall victim to this
He shouldn’t have been charged in the first place!!!
Canada is sick country!!! Why he was charged on the first place????
no we are ot
All Canadians have a god given right to defend ourselves, our laws need reform to provide a second amendment like our American neighbours to the south, the only way criminals will learn is if they fear the consequences.
No guns or gangsters in Canada!
@@appletree9974 that will never happen, utopia thinking. Crime will never stop , nor firearms in Canada. I’d rather live in a community where the criminals fear getting shot by those who live there should they try to bring harm to good honest law abiding people. Protect each other. Police only show up to take victim statements after the crime has occurred.
@@appletree9974Guns are here
Not going anywhere
@@appletree9974 so, I'm not sure when you got here, but guns have been a part of Canadian culture longer than we've had independence for. Longer than we've had the name "Canada". Longer than we've had a local established government.
My family came here roughly 400 years ago with the best, most advanced firearms we could afford. We built this nation's economy, fed our families, and defended our nation, homes, and farms with those firearms. Guns absolutely have a place, and it's right next to the heart of any true Canadian. They have always had that place, and they always will. Without guns, we wouldn't have Canada. Simple as that. Beyond that, we are some of the most savage, brutal, and feared warfighters on the planet. You don't achieve that by picking up a rifle for the first time at 24.
So you will not sit here and deny the heritage of millions of Canadians. That's the same line of thought that led to the near extinction of our Native tribes. I will not see that happen again.
Florida and Texas FTW!! Try even jumping their fences!!
Ridiculous he was charged.
Anyone breaking into someone's home or vehicle should have all his right instantly negated for the duration of the crime and anything that happens to him should not be punishable by law.
Insanity that he was even charged
Our laws are ridiculous, he should never have been charged in the first place, if a cop had shot the armed intruder there would be no charges laid.
ken: Good point. Further, should the police officer have been charged say, because of a crusading crown attorney, that officer's legal fees would have been paid by the tax payer!
Never should of been charged in the first place. This country has a fundamentally broken understanding of justice.
The actual criminals here need to be charged.
sickening that it went his far !
Canada needs to have the right to defend yourself when faced in a life or death situation. Those men had no good intentions with his family and he did what he needed to do so they could live to see another day
We do, hence why his charges were dropped.
Criminal Code of Canada, Section 34(A) and (B). Read them before you make another comment like this.
Understand your rights, and how they work. Self defence is a legal defence to what is otherwise a crime. A man shot another man, killing him. That's murder. The fact that it is justified makes it not a crime.
We can do things the other way, but then you run the risk of letting actual murderers claim self defence to try and escape justice even more often than we already do.
@@TheRealAaronSmith
34 (1) Every one who is unlawfully assaulted without having provoked the assault is justified in repelling force by force if the force he uses is not intended to cause death or grievous bodily harm and is no more than is necessary to enable him to defend himself.
34(1)(b) the act that constitutes the offence is committed for the purpose of defending or protecting themselves or the other person from that use or threat of force.
Useless.
Fancy lawyer words means nothing.
@@useryggfdcc I can't help you then. That's literally the statute that can get you away with murder, but okay. Fancy lawyer words mean nothing. Which is why they aren't used and respected in the courts. Which is why people often represent themselves and get their charges dismissed by doing so.
@@TheRealAaronSmith
No offense to you. For us common plebs we feel victims of the law.
From my understanding reading law it is very wake, spelling i know, so it can be interpreted is so many ways....with a good lawyer.
I come from a country with extreme fear and violence where the law is against the victim but for the criminal.
Many people are killed with their own firearm.
People have sometimes split seconds to make decisions, fire or not.
If you understand the law is against you, sometimes people just die.
@@useryggfdcc None taken. I've been a victim of the law myself, it's what's driven me to become as familiar with it as I am. I get it more than I may let on, but that's only because I haven't given up hope in the spirit of justice, at least not yet.
For what it's worth, I'm a firm believer that the law is not always right. And I apologize for responding harshly.
Course they had to drop the case cause what jury would convict a man for killing someone who broke into his house armed with a gun?
He should have never been charged in the first place
He never should have been charged.
I can’t fathom that I can get criminally charged for defending my love one’s lives. Failed society.
Good job for protecting your family and yourself sir!
It's sad that he had to pay $130k bail, lose his license and guns in the first place. What a stupid law. If 5 people invade my house with criminal intent, it's self defense. Period.
He should never have had to spend one single minute in police custody. Canada needs a stand your ground law
Good for him !
He shouldn’t have been charged in the first place. Criminals will continue to have guns and victims are left to just take punishment and harm? Criminals need to start understanding there are real consequences to crimes other than the lenient probations they’ve been getting
Never should have been charged. SELF DEFENSE.
The fact he was even arrested and was made to give up his PAL and firearms is just absurd. 5 armed intruders with F****** zip ties and rope?
Sounds like that was going to be a kidnapping or robbery AT BEST.
This doesn't sound right.. in Canada you're allowed to defend yourself?
Our self defense laws are so broken it's amazing he didn't go to jail
The right to self defense cannot be revoked it is a god given right.
If You Oppose Self Defence It Means That You Are So Obviously A Criminal. And That Alone Should Be Turned Into An Aggravating Factor When You Get Sentenced In Court. 🙄😒
I wonder how they expect us to deal with armed home invaders who are hurting us.
You don’t.
Apparently…
You're only allowed to if your life is in imminent danger, which means it's probably too late anyways and the criminal has the upper hand.
It's the most asinine threshold and can only have come about by intellectuals whose minds live purely in theory and not in reality.
Charges should have never been laid in the first place. The criminal justice system is disgusting.
They knew he was innocent but can’t allow him to walk because it will serve as an example for people.
we need to have ccw in canada , NO QUESTION. With how these types of crimes are on the rise. we're out gunned as citizens or "restricted on use" pure and simple. And obviously him banning handguns hasn't deterred ANYTHING.
Even if they start with smaller 32 and 38 caliber it would be awesome.
What can you do?? call police when they're kicking your door down with WEAPONS ...
That they BANNED/RESTRICTED from citizens owning, it's beyond ....Way beyond not making sense.
Makes you wonder what criminal activity the son was involved with that they don’t know about.
Criminals like this don’t just go to random houses with guns and zip ties
Yeah me too BC otherwise the guys was within reasonable force sinces it's firearm vs firearm so it doesn't make sense for the laws to go trough all that trouble when he obviously used reasonable force.
@@nicolasbouchard6331 criminals don’t just kick in random peoples doors with guns AND zip ties for a regular burglary. They do however do that when they’re looking for a safe, drugs or settle a personal vendetta. The son was definitely up to something. Unfortunately, it’s Halton region and they don’t investigate properly.
@@coyoterx6002 Really? I ain't a criminal or have associations with POS out there and was a victim of a brutal home invasion. Educate yourself a bit before you go spewing world salads everywhere. A simple search on crime stats in your area or others can yield a brighter picture for you.
@@luccac6247 all you said is that you weren’t caught by authorities to be labelled a criminal. You never said you weren’t involved with criminal activities.
@@coyoterx6002 Right from the get go with all your comments you are straight out making ASSUMPTIONS. Come back to the table with something worth while and i might entertain you. Jesus you You tube lawyers have it all right and the rest of us don't.
Sick that someone would be charged defending their home and family. Any intruder into your home is assumed to be there to cause harm. They break in, they waive their right to life.
That's all our Police do these days- arrest and charge the victims of crime.
Yup
Liberalism
Liberal areas
So when the cops arrived at the scene they should have just taken the guy still alive at his word that he was in the right?
bullocks
@@luannecorlett4683 Sandra?
Ban gun they said... You are allowed to defend your home and family... Why was he charged in the 1st place...