Todays Good News - Law Abiding Householder 1 Dead Burglar 0

[David House]

So if they get away and are subsequently caught, charged and found guilty do you think they should be executed? Was hanging for stealing sheep an appropriate punishment? I thought we had become a little more civilised than that, but maybe I was wrong.

I find it perfectly justifiable - the scrote should not have broken into someone else's house, in doing so he took it upon himself to face whatever threats, hazards and dangers lay within. He drew the short straw and was killed. I really don't give a monkeys about level of threat and proportionate force the crims break in and as such are a threat to the householder and/or his family, if they leave the property in a body bag it was their own fault.

I was outraged that Tony Martin was jailed, it was a shame he was only able to wound burglar number two who has since continued his life of crime and caused his victims untold misery whilst costing the the taxpayer hundreds of thousands. People like Messrs Martin and Roberts should be given an OBE for services to crime reduction.

In a similar vein I'm always bouyed up to hear of joyriders crashing and killing themselves. The earlier they meet their deaths the greater the chances of innocent road users and pedestrians not suffering the same fate.

[Dedworth]

So if they get away and are subsequently caught, charged and found guilty do you think they should be executed? Was hanging for stealing sheep an appropriate punishment? I thought we had become a little more civilised than that, but maybe I was wrong.

You mentioned executions not me so I'm not prepared to enter a discussion on that one except to say that the rope and cane feature in Singapores judicial system and their nation suffers less from the effects of crime than ours.

The pond life (burglars and car thieves) referred to in earlier posts decided to step outside the bounds of what civilised society considers acceptable behaviour ie they broke the law and put others at risk. In doing so they put themselves at risk and paid a high price. Todays punishments for criminals are woefully limpwristed and lenient and I'm always encouraged when they score an own goal.