I don't understand the British Law sometimes! I am afraid that someday, the government will install CCTV in our house and see if we are holding knife.
In the Philippines you can always defend yourself especially if you are inside your own premises.
No Trespassing! (if you have deadly weapon)
You can in UK too but the action must be 'reasonable.'Originally Posted by pennybarry
It is the "reasonable" bit, I can't get to grips with.
To me "reasonable" means that if anyone enters my home, with a view to steal, distress or harm any of my family or myself, by default loses any privileges or inferred legal rights and can expect the worst of whatever punishment I can mete out, if caught by yours truly.....
So they better kill me first.....
I totally agree[SIZE=4]
To me "reasonable" means that if anyone enters my home, with a view to steal, distress or harm any of my family or myself, by default loses any privileges or inferred legal rights and can expect the worst of whatever punishment I can mete out, if caught by yours truly.....
So they better kill me first.....
"10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"
What is reasonable force ?
I have lifted this from the internet to save me a lot of time trying to explain.
There are no fixed answers. Each case must be assessed on the facts.
In some cases the amount of force used can easily be determined it was excessive. For example, to beat someone's brains out becuase you thought they might attack you. In many cases it is a difficult decision.
As a career detective I based my decisions on the law and my experience. Doubtful cases would be referred the the Met Police Solicitors branch (now CPS in which, if were still a copper, I would have less confidence).
The expressions made in general here would probably amount to far too much force to be considered by a court as 'reasonable.'
The amount of force necessary to protect oneself or one's property:-
Reasonable force is a term associated with defending one's person or property from a violent attack, theft, or other type of unlawful aggression. It may be used as a defence in a criminal trial or to defend oneself in a suit alleging tortious conduct. If one uses excessive force, or more than the force necessary for such protection, he or she may be considered to have forfeited the right to defence. Reasonable force is also known as legal force.
A person is generally justified in using force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm if the person reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent the commission of a forcible felony. The person is also generally justified in using such extreme force to prevent or terminate another's unlawful entry into or attack upon a dwelling, if: (1) the entry is made or attempted in a violent manner and he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent personal violence to himself or another then in the dwelling, or (2) he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent the commission of a felony in the dwelling.
(Please note. I am trying to explain the law. What I say is not necessarily my own gut feeling. When I was copper on occasions I carried a firearm. I never had to use it but I was prepared to kill if the situation called for it.)
I honestly do not know how far I would go if I found an intruder in my home. If it happens years from now and I had children, the intruder would be met by aggression they would never had imagined. Not that I am silly enough to declare how I would do this or do that, I could possibly be killed protecting my family! But then a persons first instinct is to protect their loved ones.. And I would not be letting some littletake from me without a fight!
Who knows, if I sit by and allow them to do as they wish they could do far worse without me defending myself or my loved ones.
It is better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six!
and be found not guilty
You lost weight, then...?
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