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Uncle Peter wrote:

You can stab a burglar in America.

You can if you are in danger in that soggy little island too.

And you should be allowed to here too.

You are if you are in danger.

If you do you'll be prosecuted and msot likely found guilty. Ask
Tony
Martin.

I seem to recall, from the news reports, that in TM's case the guy
who
was shot was running away, therefore TM was no longer in danger.
There
is a subtle difference here, which makes a big difference, in the
actions that you are allowed to take.

But if you are in danger can be subjective.

Sure.

I might be attacking you, you fend me off, then I'm walking away from
you.
How do you know I'm not about to grab a rock and chuck it at you?

You don't. But if you disturb some burglars and they
run away when they realise that you are onto them,
its much more likely that they will just keep running.

Killing them will stop them burgling someone else.

Sure, but guarantees a lot more of a hassle with the cops etc.

I've never heard them called cops before,

Then you need to get out more.

Even the cops call themselves cops.

don't you call them pigs?

Some do.

To be safe, you should disable me completely.

Not necessarily, that may just increase
the danger to you to try to do that.

There have been plenty that have ended up getting stabbed
by a burglar who was prevented from getting away.

Well I was thinking of when you knew you had the upper hand.

Very hard to know that tho, particularly given that
you don't know whether the burglar has a knife he
can use to stab you with when you try to disable
him completely and he doesn't like that idea.

If you're better built than him,

Few women are.

or know Karate, chances are you win.

Most have enough of a clue to not risk it, particularly
if the burglar is trying to get away once they realise that
there is someone in the place they are trying to burgle.

I did grab one in my place, but that wasn't to stop him
doing anything to me, it was to stop him running away
and I called the cops and they came and got him.

For example you have a large rock held above the guy's head.

In which case he may decide to stab you
so you don't bring it down on his head.

That might make you let go.

But you may well be able to get out of the road of it too.