I agree but you should be allowed to proctect your home and your family if they come under attack.
I have always thought stabbing is a cold way to attack somebody.
I wish that it was allowed, but think about the consequences on both sides not just the homeowner. If you allow them to get away with killing someone (which is probably beyond reasonable force), then it will make burglars more likely to be armed in future for fear of reprisals. If they are carrying, then it stands to reason that they are more likely to use and harm when confronted.
I realise that it's a bit chicken and egg, but a difficult issue to be black and white on despite high emotions.
It's a bit like those campaigning for longer rape sentences comparable with life sentences. Rape is a horific crime and I would be outraged if it happened to someone close to me, but similarly you would find tha if rape and murder carried the same sentence, then more rape victims would be killed because the attacker is then less likely to be identified. Certainly a difficult balancing act that I don't envy.
Exactly right.
I remember the farmer (Tony Martin?) who killed that lad with his gun at a remote location. It was licenced he had been under threat and there was outrage but the reason that he was prosecuted was not necessarily for the crime, but for the fact that he shot him in the back as he was leaving.
Mamby lefty? You sound like a smart fella.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...give-Britain-a-dictator-says-Tony-Martin.html
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