[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

I know you are going to say, what would I do, an intruder in my home, etc etc... I would get out any which way I could or if I was cornered, I would co-operate with the burgler any way he wanted, he is a lot more dangerous if you try to stop him, if you don't, then he is less dangerous. A burgler is there to steal things, therefore, if you allow him to steal, statistically speaking the risk is vastly reduced.

You are assuming that an intruder (I use this word instead of burglar) is there merely to steal. What if he doesn't want you to cooperate, what if his intentions are more personal? I know this seems extreme, but there are people in this world who enjoy inflicting pain and worse on others.

I have tried to answer your questions, but all you do is ask me more again, its like my answers are not registering. You do not have the right to kill people.

If someone attacks you he gives up his rights.

If you do kill someone then you deserve to be punished for it, self-defence or not.

Not so. Courts (at least where I live) consistently uphold the right to self-defence, even to the point of killing.

As for the mugger thing, I certainly would not kill the mugger, if I had the ability to kill him (through any means) then chances are I would also have the capability to render him incapacitated till the authorities arrive.

Again, not true. Even police officers are trained to aim at the biggest target, which is the torso. First, you can't be guaranteed to hit anything smaller. Second, There is a good chance that your assailant will be under the influence of some drug which renders injured (or even broken) limbs a non-problem.

Some of you here frighten me, I will be honest you genuinely scare me with your attitudes, you come over as being so trigger happy and like a bunch of wild west throwbacks. Its almost like you are looking for excuses to kill someone.

I'm not trigger-happy at all. In fact, I've never shot - or even shot at - anyone. My friend I talk about who has had three home invasions that I know of has had the same experience every time: most burglars really aren't looking for a fight, and the sound of the slide on a .45 racking into position is enough to set them running as fast as they can. If that doesn't work, the sight of the gun pointing at you will.