Self Defense ?

[Deleted member 54091]

How far can you go in disabling someone before its classed as GBH ?

 

[The Halk]

No specific definition exists. Do you have an example you want an opinion on?

 

[gillywibble]

Were they running away when you fired?

 

[Viper²]

As far as I know, there's either disabled, or not disabled. I'm not aware of a scale of disabledness.

 

[Andr3w]

Hit them hard enough to knock them down then get out of there is pretty much the rule I would follow.

 

[arknor]

even hitting someone once can get you in a world of crap the justice system in this country stinks

 

[RDM]

In self defence you can kill someone and walk away, all depends on the situation.

 

[infernox]

Last time i was in a situation for "self defence" i had him on the floor pinned and someone pulled me off as i was getting quite angry.

submission is as far as i would say

In self defence you can kill someone and walk away, all depends on the situation.

and This ^

 

[Deleted member 54091]

If you leave marks on them is it classed as GBH ?

 

[Amp34]

If they have a knife or gun pointed at you then killing can be perfectly reasonable in some cases. Without a knife or gun then probably breaking something to get them down would be acceptable in some cases.

If you get them on the floor then repeatedly stamp on their head because they punched you... Then that will probably get you dragged into prison...

 

[Armitage Shanks]

You can use reasonable force to defend yourself. "A defendant is entitled to use reasonable force to protect himself, others for whom he is responsible and his property. It must be reasonable."

The defination of reasonable force depends on the situation. I think the key point is you must escape/avoid when possible. Even if someone attacks you in a completely unprovoked fashion, you can do whatever is required to make an escape. If you knock someone to the floor and have the clear chance to escape and instead you choose stamp the life out of them expect to go to prison.

 

[The Halk]

How long before this discussion goes keyboard warrior?

 

[Morba]

If you leave marks on them is it classed as GBH ?

As said, you could kill in self defence and be free from charge.

 

[Morba]

How long before this discussion goes keyboard warrior?

There's a few posters yet to appear for that

 

[Deleted member 54091]

does intoxication have any outcome on the decision ?

 

[Andy90]

Self Defence in English Law

 

[Castiel]

 

[Morba]

does intoxication have any outcome on the decision ?

Stop asking BS questions and give a specific scenario that you are concerned with.

 

[Fuzz]

If he's dead, you went too far

 

[Dist]

As far as I'm concerned, you can keep beating on the person in self defense until they are no longer able/willing to fight you, at which point it would hardly be self defense. As for the legal issue, I have no clue what is and isn't allowed, all I know is that I would fight until the other person isn't trying to do me harm.