BIG BROTHER

[steve56]

hope they caught the bastards.Sam Slater wrote:

> Where I live in Sheffield, a guy recently found youths robbing
> his home while he was in! He gave one of the burglars a good
> beating for the trouble................
>
> Trouble is the youths came back the very next day and put a
> bullet through his heart, killing him within minutes. The
> youths were between 17 and 22 I think.
>
> !sad!
>
>

[Sam Slater]

Oh yeah, they got em........

It's what they do with em thats usually the problem innit?

[steve56]

thats right yeah.

[eroticartist]

That is why when you are confronted with intruders in your own home kill them if you can. Your first responsibility is with your self protection and that of your family. Don't give them a second chance because they might take this as a weakness and attck you a second time.This is your justification for extreme sanction without prejudice.
Mike freeman.

[steve56]

i agree mike but tony martin was defending himself look what happened to him.

[eroticartist]

Cameras are now to be put into the side streets. Only to catch those breaking the new 20mph speed limit of course!!wink!
Mike Freeman.

[Sam Slater]

Good post Warren, we are definately a more sensible lot in Europe and you are definately within your rights to defend yourself in the UK. I would never want the US interpretation of the same law, being applied over here!

Looking at the Tony Martin situation, he was definately 'in the wrong' when he shot someone running away. If the criminal had been running towards him then he'd most probably had 'got off'. However people feel sympathy due to the fact that he was constantly being robbed on a weekly basis, and though he knew who the criminals were, the police couldn't help.

It's a dangerous thing to let anger build up over such a long period, and he probably felt vulnerable & helpless. Since he had a gun, -I'm gueessing he was licenced- then the police knew and should have worked out in advance that if the situation continued, a man pushed to desperation might actually use the weapon when the opportunity arised.

Tony Martin let his anger get the better of his judgement and he deserved jail time. However I have more sympathy for the Tony than the deceased criminal.