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Originally Posted by pendy
Hopefully the pendulum is swinging back - it is a ridiculous situation when if I hit a burglar who has broken into my home and threatened me over the head, I can be sent to prison. If it was open season on burglars, then there would be fewer of them willing to risk it.
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Second that Pendy. What a totally bloody barmy situation that is. Anyone should have the right to defend themselves in their own home if someone breaks in. And when I say "defend themselves", I mean to the ultimate extent. When someone breaks into your home, there is no way of knowing how far that person is prepared to go to get whatever it is they want. They could be there to kill, steal, rape who the hell knows? As victims, we have to assume that they are prepared to cause us bodily harm to achieve their aims, so if I have to kill them to ensure that they don't get what they want and/or harm my family, that should be my right. They shouldn't bloody-well be there in the first place.
Shoot first and ask the questions afterwards!