Student kills intruder with samurai sword

[ZXSpectrum]

Not in this country i am afraid.. I do think it was justifiable but if it was in this country the second he decided to take the samurai sword with him it changed it from being an ornament to a deadly weapon and he would have probably been arrested and convicted of murder here..

 

[Russinating]

In the USA yes, although I doubt you'd get away with that here.

Quoted for the sad truth.

 

[Dark_Angel]

What if the poor chap was just trying to find his way home, or trying to help an injured animal that just happened to wander in.

People are so quick to jump to conclusions. I would have made him a cup of tea, and checked his intentions first, before reaching for my nearest bladed weapon!

Well the problem was that he didn't account for something.

Ninjas, they are everywhere!

 

[Strife212]

Yeah. The thing that would possibly make this illegal in the UK is the fact he took the samuari sword with him.

 

[lakitu]

What if the poor chap was just trying to find his way home, or trying to help an injured animal that just happened to wander in.

People are so quick to jump to conclusions. I would have made him a cup of tea, and checked his intentions first, before reaching for my nearest bladed weapon!

Are you serious? Did you read the report?

 

[Sonea Fifer]

Nice one. The burglar obviously has no respect for other people's property, thieving scum deserves everything he got.

 

[Energize]

I really don't think people will get in trouble if they defend themselves in their own home... the problem comes if they go Rambo, or hunt down a fleeing robber.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5889125.ece

 

[Ziggy]

I would have made him a cup of tea

Yeah, I'm sure he's serious.

 

[Nexus]

Thing is, the Prosecution is going to argue that there is no evidence of the suspect lunging at the student, so it's going to be an unprovoked attack. As there is no mention in the news story of the thief having any kind of weapon (Though maybe he did). And knowing that they had already been bugled that week, he went downstairs with a Samurai sword with the intention to use it.

Though saying that, it's still in his favour because it's America, the guy broke into their property with the intention to steal, having only just been released from prison for similar crimes. So he clearly didn't learn his lesson and ended up paying with his life.

 

[E61 Grouphead]

Whoosh Lakitu

Think he may be joking

 

[atpbx]

Dispose of the body and don't tell anyone.

Problem these people have is always ringing the police.

If you kill a burgler, dont call the fuzz, just get rid of the body, its not as if they give the name an address of the people they are going to rob before the go out is it?

Its not quite as easy as that and I'm being flippant, but I dont se the logic in calling someone to come and lock you away for defending your own home.

 

[Rainmaker]

Same here, some burglar lunges at me in my own home and he's getting hit hard with whatever I have to hand, be that a feather pillow or 4lb lump hammer.

If the scum hadn't chosen to go out on the rob and break into people's homes then he'd still be alive, good riddance!

That, tbh.

 

[lakitu]

Whoosh Lakitu

Think he may be joking

Ha, my detection systems are off, I do apologise.

 

[aardvark]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5889125.ece

as far as i am aware, NOBODY, has ever been convicted of defending themselves against a burglar - they may be charged, they may go to court, but the jury always acquits.

 

[Energize]

Yeah but the point is they got in trouble being wrongly charged.

 

[Vonhelmet]

If it was in the uk you may just about blag self defence, though you might struggle on the basis that you even have such a weapon lying around. I suspect you'd be charged with something for owning a sword like that.

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

FATALITY!

That's stuck in my head now, thanks

 

[RDM]

I suspect you'd be charged with something for owning a sword like that.

What exactly would you be charged with for owning a sword? It isn't yet illegal (give Labour another term or two and I am sure it will be though!).

 

[This Side Up]

please, no one bring up Tony Martin here - it isn't the same thing at all. Martin shot a kid in the back as he was fleeing. that does not = self defence. (although, if you were to ask, i would agree with Mr Martin 100% in his actions - if they break in, kill 'em all. although a keyboard would be less useful than a shotgun, i think).

as far as i am aware, NOBODY, has ever been convicted of defending themselves against a burglar - they may be charged, they may go to court, but the jury always acquits.

+1

 

[.G0]

as far as i am aware, NOBODY, has ever been convicted of defending themselves against a burglar - they may be charged, they may go to court, but the jury always acquits.

How's about Tony Martin or the dude that stabbed some burglar like 20-30 times on the stairs somewhere in London!
Both were convicted as they could not prove that they were cornered and genuinely in fear for their life , or in the second case extreme excessive force was used as well as not being cornered!!
Rightly so as well, they were not defending themselves but instead handing out their own form of vigilante 'justice' which cannot be tolerated otherwise there would be complete anarchy.

From some of the posts here it seems some people think that it's acceptable to kill or seriously maim someone for stealing their 'property' Your moral compass's seriously need re-calibrating !!