And, with interest following the story of the Alberta Farmer who shot at people on his property that were in the act of robbing him, and after slight investigation (read: Angry Farmer Confesses to shooting at thieves) the police intervene to arrest the farmer...
Uh-huh.
Now I get that the Police don't want people taking the law into their own hands. But I also get that the "Sit back and let them rob you" recommendation isn't a hell of an approach either, and given the general level of interest police show in these cases (none), given the fact that they don't even manage to recover and return even 10% of stolen property, and that's of what is reported - easily 90% of property crimes go unreported - because we're all familiar with how interested the police are in these situations - well, it seems a bit absurd to demand that he allow himself to be robbed and trust the police to solve it, return his property and bring the thieves to justice. Given, as well, the rural nature of farms, which imply even slower response times (if the police indeed bother to respond) - well...
I'm curious as to what develops here.