On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:32:12 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:14:05 +0000 (GMT+00:00), Aardvark
wrote:

Oren Wrote in message:
On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:54:14 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 19:03:10 -0000, "Mr Macaw" wrote:

Our intruders are not armed.

Never? With no weapons at all?

I suppose if I google UK armed robbery, I will come up with no hits.

How many forcible felonies do you think they have?


There's no legal definition of 'felony' here, forced or requested.

Interesting since it comes from English law
Early English Law. any crime punishable by death or mutilation and
forfeiture of lands and goods.

Please define the expression.

In the US, the short answer is a crime serious enough to merit more
than a year in jail.

This is from the Florida statutes
(1) The term “felony” shall mean any criminal offense that is
punishable under the laws of this state, or that would be punishable
if committed in this state, by death or imprisonment in a state
penitentiary. “State penitentiary” shall include state correctional
facilities. A person shall be imprisoned in the state penitentiary for
each sentence which, except an extended term, exceeds 1 year.
(2) The term “misdemeanor” shall mean any criminal offense that is
punishable under the laws of this state, or that would be punishable
if committed in this state, by a term of imprisonment in a county
correctional facility, except an extended term, not in excess of 1
year. The term “misdemeanor” shall not mean a conviction for any
noncriminal traffic violation of any provision of chapter 316 or any
municipal or county ordinance.
(3) The term “noncriminal violation” shall mean any offense that is
punishable under the laws of this state, or that would be punishable
if committed in this state, by no other penalty than a fine,
forfeiture, or other civil penalty. A noncriminal violation does not
constitute a crime, and conviction for a noncriminal violation shall
not give rise to any legal disability based on a criminal offense. The
term “noncriminal violation” shall not mean any conviction for any
violation of any municipal or county ordinance. Nothing contained in
this code shall repeal or change the penalty for a violation of any
municipal or county ordinance.
(4) The term “crime” shall mean a felony or misdemeanor.


....and further (Florida)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 776
JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE

776.08 Forcible felony.—“Forcible felony” means treason; murder;
manslaughter; sexual battery; carjacking; home-invasion robbery;
robbery; burglary; arson; kidnapping; aggravated assault; aggravated
battery; aggravated stalking; aircraft piracy; unlawful throwing,
placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb; and any other
felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence
against any individual.

You can use deadly force to prevent a forcible felony. Justified.

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