> Rob Harris Cen-IT [Rob.Harris@bournemouth.gov.uk] wrote:
> >That bloke would be rotting in jail if that had happened in the UK, and
> not
> >just because magnums are illegal.
>
> Of course in Britain he would also have gone to jail even if he'd shot an
> armed thug who broke in to rape his wife, children and cat, then torture
> them all to death. Can't be harming those poor, abused crooks, can we?
>
>
Yeah, that's true, and it sucks. You can't even hit the criminal too hard if
you're lucky enough to be bigger. There's a delightful consideration called
"reasonable force", which disallows the defender inflicting any damage on
the criminal. A guy was put away just recently for accidentally killing a
burglar that entered his home at night. The homeowner hit the burglar out
cold in a punch, and the burglar fell and hit his head............. Anyway,
I take it all back. UK law sucks the most.
Rob.
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