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UPDATE: In a statement provided to CBC News, Kawartha Lakes Police Chief Kirk Robertson "touches on the assault charge" handed out to the home owner, after he was the victim of a home invasion. (sh.itjust.works)
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I found this interview by CBC to have a good amount of detail, see around 8:00 for your question

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7gbMJCW2xY

Reasonable force doesn't mean planning it out perfectly in a stressful situation. It means doing what a reasonable person would do in your shoes.

  • someone comes at you with a knife and it looks like they'll hurt you -> deadly force is more warranted
  • someone is standing back while holding a wrench and telling you not to come closer -> deadly force is not as warranted

Like the video describes, there's still lots to this case that we don't know and to me it doesn't seem like this is setting any new precedent

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