The Face Of Justice

There's hope after all.

Sorta.

That Ian Thomson had to defend himself before the Canadian government at all is outrageous.

Dammit, he's the VICTIM.

Canadian law, I argue, in regards to ones self-defense in their own home, is not only ridiculously stupid, it's immoral.

Justice came out right in this case no thanks to the Crown who sought to make a criminal our of a citizen.

"The Crown had pursued two avenues of prosecution. First, it contended that Mr. Thomson kept at least one of his guns in his bedside table, not in a legally mandated secure locking container. As evidence, they pointed to the fact that when police arrived, they found the guns in his bedroom, as well as a box of ammunition in the bedside table.

Nonsense. The guns were out because he’d just been fighting for his life. And a box of ammunition in his bedside table is proof only that Mr. Thomson kept a box of ammunition in his bedside table. If we accepted the Crown’s logic, I would apparently be in the habit of parking my car in my bedroom because I drop my car key onto a shelf there every evening."

And really, if this is not a good reason to give a big 'screw-you' to the government I don't know what is. It's amazing to the degree we've lost our personal right to defend ourselves. The state tells people where they can store their guns. Simply amazing.