Seems somebody repealed Section 494 of Canada’s Criminal Code, which provides for citizen’s arrests, without telling anybody. A shopkeeper who caught a thief and locked him up until police arrived is now charged with kidnapping, among other things.
We’re from the government, and we’re here to help. Oh, and that little thing called the Law? In yer dreams, pal.
And shame on the Globe and Mail for using the term “vigilante” and omitting any mention of the concept of the citizen’s arrest!