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December 10, 2004
What the Hell is Wrong With England?
I know of no other way of putting it than that after reading stories like this from the Belmont Club. In Texas if a person breaks into your house you are allowed to kill them. You may even use a pistol or other weapon to do so. This is true in most fo the rest of the U.S. as well. The law is that it is a justifiable assumption on the part of the victim that a person who is willing to break into your home does so to commit nasty crimes like rape, kidnapping, and murder. You are therefore allowed (and by many police officers encouraged) to use lethal force to defend yourself and your home. Not so in England. The law there is basically do nothing and hope they leave. If the victim hurts the burglar the victim goes on trial and may be sent to prison. The professor quoted by the Belmont Club recommends "the victim should adopt a state of active passivity." The right to self defense is a basic human right and it is unfortunate that many European governments do not understand this.
Posted by Pete at December 10, 2004 10:17 AM
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