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Originally Posted by incarcerated
I expect he was running support. I also expect his defense attorney will use the same argument: he was merely going camping.
Is body armor illegal in Canada?
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I don't know the laws in Canada...but in the US IMO unless there is more here that we don't know, the threshold for probable cause for an arrest was not met, I think the LEO could have articulated the reasonable suspicion for the stop, but beyond that no crime was committed. The LEO was even quoted as saying they didn't know what the things he had were for, if they guy fesses up to being a rioter then fine lock him up, but without further info it is as likely that the items the guy had were for camping as it was that they were for rioting, and I take taking away someone’s freedom very seriously. I'd rather let a bad guy go free than break the law to get him, if I ignore the law to get the bad guy what separates me from him?
The reason I brought up the illegal weapons and body armor were for an example, if you've got an illegal weapon and body armor now it's easier to articulate a greater level of danger to the public, and in many US states if you commit a crime while wearing body armor it's an additional felony carrying additional time, if someone has gone through the trouble to have an illegal weapon and body armor then there may be a threat there and you have the weapon violation to arrest the guy on. Had they guy had all the weapons he had and gasoline in glass bottles with wicks (molotov cocktails) then that would be different as it would show intent to use the items in their totality in an illegal manner, but that is not the case here, I'd like to know what he was charged with...the only thing I can think of at this point under US law would be inciting public panic, but that's going to fly like a pig off the roof as the items were not in the public view.