Self-defence and the person's role in the incident, bats in a house, and waiving a charge

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: In 2012 the self-defence provisions of the Criminal Code were rewritten. The new provisions only permit self-defence to apply if the act in question was “reasonable in the circumstances”. When deciding if an act is reasonable in the circumstances, the new section provides a non-exhaustive list of things to be considered by a judge or jury: (a) the nature of the force or threat;(b) the extent to which the use of force was imminent and ...