Burglar Killed - Householder deserves a medal

[bornatbirth]

i wonder who would come out worse, if a burglar did break into your home and you tried to confront him

[johncar54]

i wonder who would come out worse, if a burglar did break into your home and you tried to confront him

Providing the force use is considered as Reasonable then no charge. However, if for example you have advertised here what you would do, then like Tony Martin the Norfolk farmer, you will almost certainly be convicted.

I have personal experience of a person who killed a man who was trying to rob him where the coroner's court found that he was killed as a result of 'justifiable homicide.'

[les_taxi]

The law needs changing to any force required to take out the intruder.
Protect the victim not the criminal

[johncar54]

The law needs changing to any force required to take out the intruder.
Protect the victim not the criminal

That is a different argument. I was pointing out the law as it is in UK.

[Arthur Little]

i wonder who would come out worse, if a burglar did break into your home and you tried to confront him

... him or her - female burglars aren't exactly unheard of y'know!