Violent crime is on the rise in Canada. It’s been on the rise for the better part of a decade, and shows no signs of slowing down.
There are a number of contributing factors to the rise in crime, which we won’t go into here, but the themes are the same, and they need to be top of mind by Canadians.
- Criminals are free to re-offend in an overwhelming majority of cases, including violent criminals.
- Canadians are unable to adequately defend themselves, leaving them powerless in the face of violence.
- Policing has become reactive – crimes are never prevented, only responded to (most of the time insufficiently)
- The definition of policing has expanded to include unproductive activities like prowling social media, attending protests, etc.
And maybe most importantly - The legal process is only a burden for the innocent. Defending your property, injuring a violent criminal, owning a firearm or other self-defense tool, etc. is punished by years of legal proceedings, social pressure, professional risk and more.
In a recent conversation with Mark Jeftovic on The Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast, these obvious truths were discussed – it’s clear that being in law enforcement (and enforcement in general) has become largely unproductive in the face of a changing Canadian crime landscape. Gone are the days of proactive policing (stop and frisk and similar programs are now branded racist or discriminatory), real consequences for criminals are a distant memory and – again, with some caveats – Canada is importing crime at a staggering rate via reckless immigration.
Worse still, in cities like Toronto – hubs for some of the issues noted above – police response times are double the stated target, coming in around 12 minutes compared to the 6 minute goal.
We’ll be aiming to make these figures irrelevant for you, the way it should be.
Stay tuned.