which country has dumber rules? US or Can

[Chooco]

ok well which country has more stupid policies? US or Canada

-stuff like suing people because you were trying to break in and you hurt yourself seems to fly more in the US
-Canada lets people with the AIDS virus come into the country
-Canada deports the immigrants who are hard workers and keeps the lazy ones to leach off welfare
-if you can get into Canada even by illegal means, you will stay in Canada most likely
-Canada crime is going way up because criminals know that the houses they are breaking into probably don't have guns anymore
-US has that color coded security system which does absolutely nothing (lol did they cut that one up good on SNL)
-Canada's multiculturalism policy encourages you to be proud of your heritage and not where you live, hence nobody in Canada is proud of being Canadian because they are "Chinese" and not Canadian, or they are "Spanish" and not Canadian
-Canada's bilingualism policy makes it so we waste a whole crap load of money on french schools across the country even though nobody is french around here!!!!
-in Quebec it is illegal to have a sign in English only, one report was that a guy's bussiness website was actually FORCED to be shut down because it was not in French also!!!
-Canadian politicians sent to a thing called 'the senate' are politicians for life, half of them don't even live in Canada while holding that job title!
-in BC (Canadian province) child pornography was ruled to be LEGAL
-US crime system seems just a tad more revolving-door than Canada's

it's hard to think of US problems because i don't live there......there's so many problems with my country it's not even funny!

[Germ]

The USA is ahead at the moment, but from what I have heard, Canada is catching up.

Germ

[skuz]

Quebec is the DUMBEST province in Canada, politically speaking.






<-- Trust me, I know.

[Mike]

Hey skuz,
Better watch out...They might try to hang you now.

[Virus]

In Canada, having a gun in your house will not prevent a criminal from breaking in. If you have a gun and you are stupid enough to use it on someone on your property. You deserve the attempted murder or murder charge.

I admit it is dumb that if someone broke into my house, grabbed my TV, and walked out with it. I can't use my bat on his knee caps.

If you're using guns, knifes, or any other life threatening weapon on someone. Then you deserve jail time. I think it should be alright to disable them by breaking a few bones.

Don't get me started on multilingualism. I think that no matter what medium you are using. You should try and support as many languages and disabilities as possible. I presently know English and French. I am also learning Spanish and Portigese, and the basics for German and Dutch. This is so that I can offer support for my software in as many languages as possible. If you only support English on a globally accessed site. Then you have cut your potential business to less then 30% of what it could be. If it's a personal site then it's all right.

If you run a business in Quebec and you don't offer both languages. Then you are shooting yourself in the foot.

Here are two good things about Canadian law that come to mind.

If you had CPR training and you came upon someone that was unconscious. If you were to administer CPR on them and they died (CPR has a poor survival rate). In the states, you could be sued if you helped that person without given consent by them or their gardian. So you would have to stand by and watch them die, while you wait for EMS. In Canada we have a Good Samaritan Act.

Another cool thing about canada is that you can record conversations as long as one party is aware.

An example would be. If you were to take your car in to be serviced. You tell them over the phone that you want them to find out what is wrong and you didn't want any repairs done. Then they go ahead and start repairs that you didn't need and ask for (happens all the time). Then you can take them to court and used the recorded conversations as evidence.

The biggest problem with Canadian laws is that no one knows about most of them. How many of you Canadians know what is in the US Constitution? How many of you know what is in the Canadian Constitution Act? I haven't even read through it and understand what rights I have. I think I will do that tonight.

[Banti]

Virus

What if I wound someone with my gun? i.e. aim for knees? I was just wondering, because I could also take a bat to someone's head.

BTW
Most US states have a Good Samaritan Act or similar. Also some states allow a phone recording as long as one party is aware.


Banti

[Virus]

With a gun, there is a good chance of missing and hitting the upper body. Especially at night. If you hit the main artery of the leg. Then there is a chance of bleading to death.

With a bat it is harder to miss and hit them in the head. Even though you may want to hit them in the head. It is also not illegal for use within city limits unlike guns.

We are coming from completely different cultures. In Canada guns are scarce and are not used for protection, but for hunting and sport. All guns are required to have trigger locks when not in use. Canadian tresspassing laws are also very weak. So using a gun on someone that is breaking into your house. Will land you in jail. Even if you miss.

I didn't know that there was a similar law to the Good Samaritan Act in the US. I was just told this, when I was taking my CPR course. For me and any other Canadians traveling to the US. It is still best not to risk it. Since we don't know the laws for each state.

I guess I think of the US as one whole country. When it infact works more like many smaller countries with their own laws, working under one large governing body. While Canadian provinces only have there own minor laws.

[Chooco]

i don't care what the law says in terms of breaking into my house. you broke into my house, you knew it was my house, you will NOT be leaving alive.

i'm not against multilingualism but forcing it on everybody is just a HUGE waste of money, do you know how much the rest of canada hands out to quebec for their stupid ass bilingualism thing? MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS

i didn't know you could record conversations. i'll remember that next time i ask to get something fixed or get pricing on something or ask for the deadline of something.

[Obsolete10k]

If you're using guns, knifes, or any other life threatening weapon on someone. Then you deserve jail time.

Interesting. So if someone is raping my wife or running towards me with a knife and i defend myself i deserve jail time? Glad you aren't in charge =)

[Warthog]

Virus - were you serious about the jail time thing????? when using guns??? (what Obsolete quoted)......because that's pretty harsh....I was hoping it was sarcasm.

Hitting a robber with a bat? lol, yeah, then the robber turns around and stabs you or shoots you.....yup

I guess I think of the US as one whole country. When it infact works more like many smaller countries with their own laws, working under one large governing body.

For US citizens, it is VERY important to keep in mind the laws of other states because typically they are quite different.