You can now stab burglar, using any force necessary.

[The Spanish]

There was a case I recall where the householder hurt (stabbed I think) an intruder/burglar. If he had done it inside the house he would not have been prosecuted, but because he chased the guy down the street a little bit before stabbing him, he got taken to court. These things are very difficult to define.

i saw a film where some bloke chases a burglar then bashes him with a bat on the lawn. he goes to jail gets bummed off joins the aryan brotherhood and has loads of fights but in the end he gets let out and he goes back to his wife who has waited for him. this WILL happen.

 

[MattBackHome]

There was a case I recall where the householder hurt (stabbed I think) an intruder/burglar. If he had done it inside the house he would not have been prosecuted, but because he chased the guy down the street a little bit before stabbing him, he got taken to court. These things are very difficult to define.

To be fair it sounds pretty easy to define to me. In your house, potential danger, resonable force = no prosecution. Chasing the robber down the street with a rottweiler and a meat cleaver = prosecution.

This is a load of bluster from all sides about a relatively small amend to the law, which works perfectly well as it stands in almost all cases.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

To be fair it sounds pretty easy to define to me. In your house, potential danger, resonable force = no prosecution. Chasing the robber down the street with a rottweiler and a meat cleaver = prosecution.

Well, it wounds simple in theory, but if you have been terrorised in your house, I can well imagine anger alone might make you pursue the intruder - you may even think he's, say, going to his car to fetch a weapon. If writing laws was easy, they would be cut and dried, but it never is.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Came home today to find window and back door wide open! spent ages creeping round the house with my old cosh in hand! Blooming fatballboy had not taken a key out and had climbed through the window but forgot to lock up after!!! i had told him half a hour before that a burglar had been sniffing around a few doors down!Its amazing the creeks you hear when you are pooping it

 

[daveinprague]

There was a burglary next door to my ex partner..... the police came into ex partners place...took one look at her daughters bedroom and thought there had been two burglaries in the street.

 

[Scampi]

Good news. Take a few scum off the streets for ever! The police are pretty much next to useless in responding in most cases.

I find this reply quite ironic given your location.

 

[DTES]

ipod came up as a link in your post Mr Jobs

er...?

 

[BensGrandad]

I cannot believe this idea of stabbing somebody could ever be construed of using minimum force. If you ;picked up a cricket bat, walkin g stick or similar to defend yoyurself yes but if you go to the cupbaord and geta knife out you have one intention and that is not to defend yourself but to hurt the perpertrator of the break in. I would like to know how you are supposed to defend yourself using a knife. At least with a cricket bat or walking stick you could disarm a burglar but not with a knife.

 

[DT Withdean]

there are millions of nutters up and down the country just champing at the bit for this. i bet some mad cnts will be leaving front doors open with suitcases full of cash tellies and ipods all up the hallway, whilst lying in wait above the door like f***ing Kato.

Perhaps such 'nutters' have criminal records themselves, and that will be taken into account by the law if their remote plan works and they hurt someone.

For the other normal majority, nothing has changed. No one knows what they would do in that unexpected instant.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Tony Martin,got it right (save he should have killed the other one)

 

[Barrel of Fun]

er...?

Skimlinks show up on various products such as Coca-Cola and he was calling him Steve Jobs for pushing the ipod product. A joke missed by some.

Am I the only one that does not know anything about this Kato?

 

[The Spanish]

Skimlinks show up on various products such as Coca-Cola and he was calling him Steve Jobs for pushing the ipod product. A joke missed by some.

Am I the only one that does not know anything about this Kato?

oh i see. mr jobs being the bloke from apple. i think joke is too strong a term myself but i get it now.

and yes how do you not know about kato you need to get yourself down blockbusters BOF i think you will be tickled.

 

[alan partridge]

ipod came up as a link in your post Mr Jobs

I'm doing it now. Does it only work on iPod?

Black & Decker

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Nothing has changed, the law has permitted you to use reasonable force since the implementation of the Criminal Justice Act

That's what I thought!!!!

 

[seagull_special]

That is brilliant - can I check are you allowed to use chainsaws on burglars?

there are millions of nutters up and down the country just champing at the bit for this. i bet some mad cnts will be leaving front doors open with suitcases full of cash tellies and ipods all up the hallway, whilst lying in wait above the door like f***ing Kato.

 

[BensGrandad]

That is brilliant - can I check are you allowed to use chainsaws on burglars?

Dont see why not the intention to harm is the same as if using a kitchen knife.

 

[Hillian1]

How does the law stand on 9 irons?

I do actually have one behind the door in my bedroom, just in case like.

 

[Acker79]

Dont see why not the intention to harm is the same as if using a kitchen knife.

Isn't that like saying deliberately running someone over with an articulated lorry has the same intent to harm as punching them?

 

[BensGrandad]

Isn't that like saying deliberately running someone over with an articulated lorry has the same intent to harm as punching them?

Somewhat different good chance of being killed if run over by a lorry but not likely unless very iunlucky from a punch. My point originally was that if anybody went to a draw to get a knife they are going intent on stabbing and harming somebody not defending themself.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

How does the law stand on 9 irons?

I do actually have one behind the door in my bedroom, just in case like.

Depends on whether you're trying to get the burglar on the green or punt him down the fairway - you might try a 4 iron.