Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Originally Posted by martyn
You should be able to fully protect/defend yourself and your property
you can defend your property by any means....
Not strictly true. You can use reasonable force.
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/yp/ypgcp01.htm#safety
Personally I think the current stance on treating what is reasonable on a case by case basis is the correct one.
It is unacceptable to allow people to kill someone who has committed a crime against them unless their life is in danger imo.
Where do you draw the line? The kid who breaks into a car deserves to be caught and punished (by the system) but they do not deserve to be killed with a pick-axe handle by the cars owner.
How many of us can say we didn't fracture the odd law when we were young and stupid?
Do you think the shop keeper has the right to cut your throat because you stole that chocolate bar aged 13?