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theweaselkingBritain rules that it's legal to kill burglars.
"You are not expected to make fine judgments over the level of force you use in the heat of the moment. So long as you only do what you honestly and instinctively believe is necessary in the heat of the moment, that would be the strongest evidence of you acting lawfully and in self-defence."
It said that the more extreme the circumstances and the more frightened householders were, the more force they could lawfully use. But it warned they could still face the courts for using "excessive and gratuitous force".
Reinforcing the message, Tony Blair said: "Don't be in any doubt - you are entitled to defend yourself. And it is only in the most extreme circumstances that anyone is going to get prosecuted for attacking or killing a burglar in their own home."
"You are not expected to make fine judgments over the level of force you use in the heat of the moment. So long as you only do what you honestly and instinctively believe is necessary in the heat of the moment, that would be the strongest evidence of you acting lawfully and in self-defence."
It said that the more extreme the circumstances and the more frightened householders were, the more force they could lawfully use. But it warned they could still face the courts for using "excessive and gratuitous force".
Reinforcing the message, Tony Blair said: "Don't be in any doubt - you are entitled to defend yourself. And it is only in the most extreme circumstances that anyone is going to get prosecuted for attacking or killing a burglar in their own home."