Ontario Premier Doug Ford has heaped praise on a homeowner who shot an intruder in Vaughan, suggesting he should have “shot him a couple more times.”
It was just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday when York Regional Police say they responded to reports of a shooting at a home around Carville Woods Circle and Crimson Forest Drive.
Officers said an armed suspect had forced their way into the residence, where a legal gun owner had shot at them. The suspect fled the scene and was later found in hospital.
“Congratulations, I’m glad you shot the guy, teaches the rest of these robbers,” Ford said during an unrelated news conference on Wednesday. “These guys, they need to be shot, as far as I’m concerned.”
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The premier has lamented his perception that crime is rising in Ontario, suggesting it wasn’t the case a decade ago.
“We’ve all lived here our whole lives, did we ever see this 10 years ago? Fifteen years ago? No, we’ve never seen this,” he said in Brockville, Ont., on Monday. “We’ve seen it starting five years ago, it’s running rampant across Ontario and we’re going to put an end to it.”
Ford was first elected premier in June 2018, almost eight years ago. Meanwhile, in Toronto, almost every major crime indicator — including homicide, assault and break and enters — was down last year.
During his news conference on Wednesday, Ford went on to repeat his praise of the homeowner.
“They need to rot in jail for the rest of their lives. Congratulations for shooting this guy. Should have shot him a couple more times as far as I’m concerned,” he said.
Later, he added, “What I’m saying, the vast majority of people are thinking in the province, I can assure you.”
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Crime up since a decade ago? What happened a decade ago. Oh right Liberals got in power. Soft on crime laws. And you Doug, wanted this. Hypocrite.
100% agree with Mr Doug, now they have to think twice before entering a home🤣
100%, something has to be done and if this is what it takes, so be it,no one else will protect your home better than you, right or wrong, if wrong then do something serious about it,congrats Doug Ford for speaking up.
Maybe this will deter those planning home invasions if they are worried of getting shot at. It’s disgusting how these criminals think they can invade a home and be armed and face no dire consequences. Glad to hear no charges will be laid for the homeowner.
They want to take people’s guns away but then they turn around and say shoot them. I agree that you should be able to defend yourself in a life or death situation but you also want to remove the legal guns from non criminal gun owners Make up my mind.
About time your right to defend your rights
Thank Doug Ford for your thoughts.Your so right.!!
He helped elect Carney, he should be happy with the crime increase.
Well said @dougford. Need to treat them like the waste of life they are. Pity the SOB survived.
He’s right. This IS what we’re thinking.
Let it happen to Liberal and NDP politicians and see how quick they change their tune!
100% agree
This is why Ford keeps getting re-elected!
The bias just reeks from this “paper”
FAFO right Doug?!!
Its a shame we have to resort to this, but, you break into my house, you get what comes your way. I WILL protect my family. I will protect my home. Not condoning the violence, just agreeing that it has to be this way. These punks wont get any nicer.
I don’t always agree with Ford but he’s a 100 percent correct on this one.
Any intruder caught breaking into my house, threatening my family, will be “dealt” with accordingly.
We need Castle Law now.
Threaten my family or myself and I don’t care what your laws say