Commentary
If you’re startled half-awake at 3 a.m. by an armed intruder, can you fight back or must you submit to whatever outrage they have in mind? Oddly, opinions are divided here, with most citizens on one side and the chattering classes on the other. We must push back.
It’s front of mind because a guy in Kawartha Lakes seriously injured an armed, wanted intruder and was charged with assault. The authorities sneered at the rabble’s “negative commentary about the officers and their actions” and insisted we all just passively let the system operate. Trussssst us.
Including this classic sentence: “It is important to remember that charges are not convictions; they are part of the judicial process, which ensures that all facts are considered fairly in court.” Yeah. The process that drags on for years, bankrupts you, and half-kills you with stress. Their handiwork….