January 13, 2005
Keeping Us Helpless
Despite all the pressure to strengthen the law in favour of householders who confront burglars, the Government has announced that it will do no such thing. The announcement by Home Secretary Charles Clarke was made to pre-empt Tory MP Patrick Mercer's private member's bill. This means that the Government will not support the bill and it is virtually doomed to failure.
Under the Tory plan only those using "grossly disproportionate force" would risk being prosecuted. I suppose this is an appropriate daytime response. In some instances you can assess the situation before acting. At night, a very simple formula should apply: dark + burglar = dead.
Posted by david at January 13, 2005 02:06 AM | TrackBackComments
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