Vancouver police seek motive in stabbing of 7 people

Early in the week, Vancouver witnessed a brutal attempt from one man to take the lives of others. This 33yearold man walked into an apartment building on Barclay Street (Vancouver) and proceeded to stab 7 different people, three men and three women are current in the hospital and on3 police officer was treated on the scene. It appears that there was no motive for this man to stab any of these people, and this confuses police more when we see that the victim’s and the stabber have no relationships or connections to one another. This seemingly ‘random’ act of violence against these seemingly random people brings a serious problem that our American Friends have been having, to our country.

This not only prompts the conversation of possible mental health but brings the more American ideals to the table. We ask the question, what if one of these 7 people had a weapon? Well we look at the 7^th victim, a police officer. Not only was he armed, but once he and his unit had showed up, the Stabber was placed under arrest [More than likely at gunpoint] so then we ask, what if one of the 6 civilians was armed? What if the first person who was stabbed had a concealed firearm? Would 6 other people have to have been injured? What if the police did not show up? This story could have been titled, “Man Stabs 20, 30,40 people” in that apartment building. But what stopped him, another weapon. So now we are not only dealing with a possible mental health problem, but a problem that Canada seems to have; the ability to defend yourself. In our laws, it is written that you have the right to use equal force to defend yourself against an attacker. So If someone comes at you with a knife, you can use a knife or less lethal weapon to defend yourself. If someone comes at you with a Gun, you can use a Gun or less lethal weapon to defend yourself. But if someone comes at you with a knife and you shoot him, you can go to court can see possible jail time? The last time I checked, people who get shot or stabbed do not carry around every type of possible weapon so that they can pick what to use when threatened. In a life or death situation, you should have the right to use any force necessary to defend yourself. This would not only save lives, but prevent future attacks from ending in more than just one person getting hurt.