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http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/129012/not-guilty#latest
Edit: Having looked at that thread I think I'll keep on avoiding it I'm not interested in the vigilante stuff, just wondered what is the BEST advice on what to do if you find yourself in that situation?
If he'd died of 23 stab wounds, then it'd be difficult to justify.
It's also worth being cautious about the reporting of the supposed facts in the case. That said, if it is as has been reported I don't have very much sympathy for someone who breaks into a house armed with a weapon and attacks the occupier - and a screwdriver really is quite an effective weapon.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
If everything is as reported, the murder conviction won't stick unless it is shown that he stabbed the guy in the back as he was trying to run away. You have the right to reasonable self defense, and if someone is going for you with a sharp object, it is reasonable to assume that your life is at risk and fight back with whatever means necessary.
You only have a right to use reasonable force to protect yourself. If threatened with a weapon a knife might be classed as reasonable force if you thought you were in mortal danger.
Rule one: ignore the press and social media speculation until a formal statement is made.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
That would be manslaughter.
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Checking that sort of stuff is the polices job.
Instinct kicked in and I chased him out the door and down the road. I caught him, we scuffled and he got away. I went back to the house to find the police on their way and the helicopter already in the air.
The copper asked me what I intended doing to the burglar having caught him, I said I wanted to kill him!! He said here's a top tip, if you'd battered him after chasing him you'd be in major trouble, so what you should have done is dragged him back to the house and battered him there - much easier to defend!
When they arrived the Police arrested the team leader as that is procedure. They explained this when we protested.
When it went before the beak, the two blaggards got done for this and a load of other stuff with similar M.Os including wounding a security guard. The team leader got a stern telling off for taking the law into his own hands - but because the thing used to bash them was just something lying around, it was deemed to be 'in the heat of the moment' and he was given a caution. He got a pay rise from the company.
Oh and yes, they were pikeys... OK, travellers of no fixed abode if you want the definition.
Its finding out who attacked who and why. Go from there.