Lad breaks into a house and is killed...

Its hard to comment without knowing the full facts...

If he was in there and stumbled on the owners and then threatened them, then the stabbing was justifed..

but if he was just some stupid kid who was stabbed by some over zealous dudes then id have some sympathy for him..
 
If I woke to find a load of intruders in my house in the early hours of the morning, your thought pattern would be irrational and you would be scared and freak out. Hence, grabbing a knife and going crazy.

The kid knew what he was doing what was wrong, and got his just desserts.
 
The problem I have with saying him being dead is karma is that you are basically saying death is a suitable penalty for burglary, which it quite clearly is not. Without having the full facts available it's hard to comment. If he was burgling the house, but not being violent, then I think the owner ought to be allowed to use due force to either hold the burgler until police arrive or make him leave. If the burgler is showing intent to be violent then self defence comes into play and the owner ought to use as much force as is necessary to protect the household.
 
Out of interest, where does the law lie on challenging people who illegally enter your house. Is it open season for burgular killers?

Its reasonable force isnt it...

If you feel your life is threatened, youre allowed to use reasonable force in defence of you and your family..

I dont think youre allowed to kill someone simply for breaking in...but then again, nobody is gonna ssay they werent in fear for their life if theyve just knifed someone to death on the kitchen table.
 
Trouble is, at that time in the morning and in that situation, you dont know if he is going to burgle, rape, murder...........

One less criminal to worry about.
 
Trouble is, at that time in the morning and in that situation, you dont know if he is going to burgle, rape, murder...........

One less criminal to worry about.

Apparently its one more criminal to worry about...The police are treating it as murder so something dodgy must have gone on..

2 murderers - 1 burglar = one extra baddie
 
I keep the end of a snooker cue next to my bed. Wouldn't think twice about battering someone if they broke in to my house. Burglars have no respect for property or life and deserve none in return.
 
The problem I have with saying him being dead is karma is that you are basically saying death is a suitable penalty for burglary, which it quite clearly is not.

There's a difference between saying that death is an apt punishment for burglary, and saying that burglars should be prepared to be killed if they invade someone else's property. The latter is reasonable imo.
 
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