Canada's 'reasonableness' standard for self-defence only makes sense if courts share the public's sense of right and wrong

“that’s the trouble with the reasonableness standard in self-defence. While it’s very likely to produce just outcomes in clear-cut cases, we run into trouble when criminals find themselves hurt or dead due to their actions.”

“Perhaps Canadians would be more satisfied with a self-defence law that allows residents to defend themselves with force they believe to be subjectively necessary, full stop.”