A crossbow is a deadly and unusual piece of weaponry. Waking up to an intruder would be alarming under any circumstances, never mind someone armed with a weapon typically associated with medieval warfare and The Walking Dead.

Nevertheless, the backlash over a break-in in Lindsay, in which police laid charges against both the suspected intruder and the apartment dweller, has been premature and politically irresponsible.

Following early-morning events on Aug. 18, Kawartha police charged Michael Kyle Breen with four counts including breaking and entering, theft, and carrying a weapon, later revealed to be a crossbow. Folks were rankled when police also charged the resident, Jeremy David McDonald, with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, reported to be a knife.

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