00:00The number one problem in this country is crime.
00:06Potholes, yes. Health care, yes.
00:10But crime is the number one problem.
00:13Former Attorney General and Senior Counsel Ananram Logan says
00:17despite most people being frustrated with the crime situation,
00:22some continue to criticize government's proposed home invasion bill.
00:26And all of them people criticizing this legislation
00:29give them a chance of lining up from the two nights before
00:32to get their visa to go and want to leave America.
00:36Where this law exists.
00:39Where they will feel safer.
00:41Where they will find a peace of mind.
00:44But why?
00:46You know why?
00:47Because of laws like this.
00:49If you're so against Tanger Gronk legislation,
00:53give back your U.S. visa.
00:56Stop going Miami and Florida to shop
00:58and say, on principle,
01:00I do not support Tanger Gronk legislation,
01:02so I'm not going by Uncle Sam.
01:04He says the current law addressing home invasion is self-defense
01:07and victims need to prove they didn't use excessive force
01:11in defending themselves,
01:13oftentimes leading victims to cower when faced by criminals
01:17for fear they will instead face prosecution.
01:20The new law, he says, would be different.
01:22It's a kind of immunity from prosecution.
01:27The spotlight is not going to be focused
01:29on the victim of the crime.
01:33For far too long in this country,
01:36the spotlight is focused on the victim of the crime
01:39instead of the damn bandit.
01:42What you asking the poor man inside the home
01:45after a hard day's work to prove anything for?
01:48He shouldn't have to prove anything.
01:52Ask the bandit to prove what he's doing inside my house.
01:55The law, he says, will presume the homeowner
01:58had lawful justification to defend his life,
02:01limb, property and family.
02:03Ram Logan says the new law revolutionizes
02:05the law of self-defense
02:07by eliminating the duty to retreat.
02:10Friday night's consultation was hosted
02:12by Faisabad MP Dave Tanku,
02:14who invited questions from constituents,
02:17saying their suggestions and concerns
02:19would be noted to help improve the draft bill.
02:23So if my neighbor and I had a quarrel
02:25and we had a little cussing over the fence,
02:27and my neighbor coming and running in my house
02:29with a cutlass to chop them up,
02:32and I was a shooter,
02:33will that be considered under the San Yagrong legislation?
02:39I can answer that quickly.
02:41Yes.
02:41Yes? Okay.
02:42MP Tanku said the law proposes harsh penalties,
02:46with the most basic home invasion offense
02:48carrying up to 20 years imprisonment
02:50and a fine of $500,000
02:53and more severe tombs
02:55if they are aggravating factors such as violence
02:58and whether or not the victims include a child,
03:01elderly or other vulnerable groups.
03:04Cindy Raguba, Tika Singh, TV6 News.
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