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threezero · 08-04-2009, 10:49 PM

My understanding of Canadian law regarding self defense is very vague, in fact the first thing my uncles told me when I arrive to Canada 10+ years ago is if my house got broken into while i'm home its best to hide in a corner call the cop and wait while the cop take 2 hrs to arrive and the thief takes all my stuff and maybe even call their buddy to take away my big screen tv, piano etc with a u-haul.

now I know we are allow to use reasonable force but does the law specify in what circumstance and with what item we are allow to use to put out that reasonable amount of force?

we have a 100lbs+ german shepherd in the house and that is already a very good thief deterrence by itself, however although he looks big and scary he has not formal protection training. here's a pretend situation.

I'm upstair with my gf and my dog, I hear window break downstair. Some1 broken in to first floor. Assuming the thieve broke in thru the backdoor/window he will land directly in the kitchen when all the sharp and potentially dangerous items are.

now am I allow to:
take 17 inch machete out of closet and go downstair with my dog, hold my dog by the collar and verbally threatening the thief while waving around the machete threatening to use it and/or release the dog if the thief don't comply. Force him into a washroom or something and lock him in till the police arrives.

Will I get in any trouble with the cops when they do arrive?

what happens if the situation elevates and i release my dog/use the machete on the thief (perhaps because the thief has acquire a weapon from my kitchen or have one of their own)

Will I get in trouble for using the machete on the thief (I don't even know if a 17 inch machete is legal to own or not)?

Will I be civilly/criminally responsibility for the among of damage my dog does (not a trained attack dog but I did technically encourage him to attack)

I'm just bored and thought of this situation up. I'm not the buff est person so am I to result to hiding in a corner and calling the police if I encounter break in thief that I cannot takedown/controll without the use of a weapon?

08-04-2009, 10:49 PM	#1
threezero OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 5,185 Thanked 1,379 Times in 578 Posts Failed 96 Times in 53 Posts Member's Picture Albums	question of using weapons My understanding of Canadian law regarding self defense is very vague, in fact the first thing my uncles told me when I arrive to Canada 10+ years ago is if my house got broken into while i'm home its best to hide in a corner call the cop and wait while the cop take 2 hrs to arrive and the thief takes all my stuff and maybe even call their buddy to take away my big screen tv, piano etc with a u-haul. now I know we are allow to use reasonable force but does the law specify in what circumstance and with what item we are allow to use to put out that reasonable amount of force? we have a 100lbs+ german shepherd in the house and that is already a very good thief deterrence by itself, however although he looks big and scary he has not formal protection training. here's a pretend situation. I'm upstair with my gf and my dog, I hear window break downstair. Some1 broken in to first floor. Assuming the thieve broke in thru the backdoor/window he will land directly in the kitchen when all the sharp and potentially dangerous items are. now am I allow to: take 17 inch machete out of closet and go downstair with my dog, hold my dog by the collar and verbally threatening the thief while waving around the machete threatening to use it and/or release the dog if the thief don't comply. Force him into a washroom or something and lock him in till the police arrives. Will I get in any trouble with the cops when they do arrive? what happens if the situation elevates and i release my dog/use the machete on the thief (perhaps because the thief has acquire a weapon from my kitchen or have one of their own) Will I get in trouble for using the machete on the thief (I don't even know if a 17 inch machete is legal to own or not)? Will I be civilly/criminally responsibility for the among of damage my dog does (not a trained attack dog but I did technically encourage him to attack) I'm just bored and thought of this situation up. I'm not the buff est person so am I to result to hiding in a corner and calling the police if I encounter break in thief that I cannot takedown/controll without the use of a weapon? Last edited by skidmark; 08-05-2009 at 11:37 AM.