Right to self-defence in homes to be 'much clearer'

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has said a householder who knifes a burglar will not have committed a criminal offence under plans to clarify the law on self-defence in England.

may be as a deterant but i wouldnt want to kill anyone,i got seriously stabbed yrs ago and hate the thought of knifes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13957587

this is a dumbass Idea from a dumbass politician(who has bodygaurds 24/7) if the householders are allowed to stab a burglar then watch the amount of aggravated burglary with Gunss for petes sake the bloke is mad!!!

I too wouldn't want to hurt, or God forbid kill anyone, but what ever happened to the 'English mans home is his castle'..
To know many defending their family, home and property got brought to trial for doing just that has always been a gripe to me, the burglar should have thought about what could happen to him/her before they even went into the property, but of course many wrong-doers will blame drink, drugs, or 'voices' for telling them to do that.

I would kill if anyone threatened my family! In my home !! but being an ex Soldier I would get charged anyway! Obviously no one wants to kill another but where would you draw the line before or after a member of your family got seriously hurt or even killed ?? the Law as it stands is clear enough "Reasonable Force" now it is reasonable to kill someone trying to kill you ! but could you have disarmed the other person without killing them?? that is the grey area which not only the police but the CPS do not use thier right of discretion on!!! if these idiots could come to some sort of sensible guideline there would be no need for new laws!!1

I second everything you have said there thedelboy

Thankyou Twinkle it is only common sense after all

Yes it is, and surely the powers that be know that too many bad guys are getting away with so much these days, brought to trial, some anyway, then basically told to pack a toothbrush next time that they are before them, or, as is known, if some are taken into custody, the majority mix with the same and come out more knowledgeable than when they went in on how to break into property faster.
The never ending circle rolls along.

The Metropolitan Police have said there are 175 people on police bail for murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to murder in the London area.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13975256

so what chance do we have,

thedelboy wrote:

this is a dumbass Idea from a dumbass politician(who has bodygaurds 24/7) if the householders are allowed to stab a burglar then watch the amount of aggravated burglary with Gunss for petes sake the bloke is mad!!!

Couldnt agree more Del ,It just goes to prove the stupidy of the idiots running the country ,
They all have degrees in idiocy it seems ,.
I would not like to hurt anyone either ,Though I believe people have a right to defend themselves ,
But they are practically saying its ok to knife someone ,Jaysus what is the world to become with prats like that around .