England:Householders 'can kill burglars'
 

Householders can kill burglars and not face prosecution as long as they use only "reasonable force", said the Director of Public Prosecutions said.

Even using a weapon such as a knife or gun would not lead to the householder being charged with any offence, as long as their actions were what they "honestly and instinctively" believed was necessary "in the heat of the moment".

The advice from Ken Macdonald QC was published in a leaflet issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Crown Prosecution Service

Press Association
Wednesday February 2, 2005 4:08 AM

and why should they be guilty of murder? if some armed dude breaks into my house, im gonna gut him and boil his fucking heart. there is no reason a person would break and enter unless they had malicious intentions...

This is something thats just political in motivation. Its always been the law, its just that the opposition to the goverment want to bring in a more tolerant view, instead of "reasonable force" they want something like "not excessive force"

So where as now you can use whatever is reasonable, in other words it is reasonable is someone is threatening your life to kill them, but not reasonable if someone is leaving your house with no intent on hurting you, to beat them to a pulp. The opposition want the law more on the side of the home owner.

So if they are in your house, the fact that they are there means that they pose a risk. so giving them a goot beating, would not be "excesive force" so would be ok.

It's all political bollocks to gain popularity at the soon comming election (probably May) which is a for gone conclusion anyway. (Labour and Tony Blair will win again with a large majority)

FINALLY this law gets introduced :thumbsup Its about bloody time !!

if someone breaks into your house,,you know they are not there for Tea and crumpets