Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he supports self-defence in cases of car theft or home invasion, following an incident in the city of Vaughan in which a car theft victim was charged with discharging a firearm.
“I gotta find out this guy’s name and number, and I gotta hold a fundraiser for lawyer fees for him,” Ford said regarding the victim at an unrelated June 17 press conference. “He should get a medal for standing up.”
York Regional Police laid multiple charges against the suspects and victim involved in an attempted vehicle theft on June 12 in the city of Vaughan.
Officers were called to a Vaughan residence around 4 a.m. on June 12, and the 911 dispatcher reported hearing a firearm being discharged while taking the call, police says….