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WickedSweet87 t1_j9urk1p wrote

Reply to comment by Ok_Couple_2479 in He shot himself while allegedly stealing a puppy. Now he won't face trial after a cop slapped him in hospital by nosedive24

Even in the US, for what? They got the dog back so no damages there. Maybe if the bullet went thru the thief and into their wall or something, a claim for that may be possible I suppose.

Idk how it actually works in Canada, but I like the concept of tying criminal and civil liability connected to those criminal acts together. Would definitely give incentive for Joe Schmo US citizen to demand politicians to fix the issues with the US police departments.

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Ramitt80 t1_j9vlree wrote

I would think a good lawyer could come up with something like emotional distress or something, but the question is does the thief even have anything to take?

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