This may shake things up re: castle law in the UK

Don't be offended, the "justice chasm" between rich and poor here, is probably the equivalent of royal vs commoner there. It's a pretty universal human failing.

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This is true - but you are talking about nations with principles being conquered by other nations without principles, you are not talking about the internal affairs of a single nation. This topic is about the UK and its internal affairs, not about whether or not the UK is at risk of being conquered by some other nation without principles.

And yet they cannot defend their own lives in their own homes without the risk of being charged with murder.

I prefer to have my "barbaric privileges", and I prefer to call them RIGHTS

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Do you consider your privileges and rights to be barbaric?

If you kill somebody in your home while defending it will there not be an investigation? Will there not have to be evidence shown that you were actually defending your home and not using defence as a ruse to hide behind while committing a willful murder? Can anybody just kill somebody else in their home and then say it was defense and that will be acceptable to the law without an investigation?

I don't think so.

Tiempo - I hope things work out to drop all charges towards the people defending their home. How horrible for them and the neighborhood.

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Nobody has been charged with anything. Some people are assuming there have been charges.

Could you please elaborate on this omnipotent government of which you speak? The word omnipotent means having unlimited, universal, god-like power and that is certainly not the case with the UK government. The UK government operates under the Westminster system and the Westminster system is a parliamentary democracy which is the most widely used system of government in the world. Here is a list of all the countries that govern through a parliamentary system: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliam..._of_government

Perhaps you thought the UK has some different kind of governmental system? If so, what kind of system did you think it was?

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"Barbaric" was your word, so I assumed you were referring to the US.

Of course there would be an "investigation" but that doesn't mean there would be an arrest, as in the OP.

There is no logical reason to arrest someone with no criminal history, who is in their own home defending themselves against an imminent threat

I don't even have to wait until they enter my home, under NC laws.
All they have to do is try to enter

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Unconfirmed, but it seems Neil and his girlfriend have been released but Peter is still in custody.

Also, the name of the dead man has been released and he was out on bail from a burglary earlier this month.

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I personally shot and wounded an armed robber at a business that I did not even own but was manager of. This after they had left out the front door and had already entered their car as I came out the front door. I was not even arrested. This happened in broad daylight.

They did take my pistol, which I got back after the trial. I had bought a new one and was practicing with it within 2 hours of leaving the store. You should not have to put up with it. That was my motivation for going after them. It was the second time with the same guys in 4 days. I was tired of being scared.

God bless Texas.

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Ditto this, Tiempo, & prayers & good thoughts.

Patty

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Are they free to go back to their home???

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Why were they even locked up since they lived there? Around here they would do an investigation based on evidence and statements and let you stay home until they figured out what happened.

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They were ARRESTED for something. Suspicion of murder, I guess. WAY more than what should have happened. I can't imagine this happening in the U.S.. And in Texas, no way. We have a right to protect our home and loved ones.

The evidence and circumstances should have been very clear to the police. Arresting them was ridiculous IMHO.

Neil and his girlfriend have indeed been released, but the police have received a 36 hour extension to to keep Peter detained for further questioning.

One man hes been arrested on suspicion of being one of the other burglars.

ETA Peter is out on bail.

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I haven't mentioned the United States in this topic. I don't know why you would assume that I was referring to the United States or that I would think the United States is uncivilized, socially backward, lacking in principles and barbaric. If that's how you perceive your own country well that's your perogative and your problem but I will thank you kindly to not make assumptions about me based on your own attitude towards your own country. The United States is one of the most socially advanced countries in the world and its citizens have more human rights and more principles than many other countries and if you don't recognize that then you're not as well educated and appreciative of what you've got as I had assumed you were.

You only named one country, and they weren't the ones you called "barbaric".
I can't read minds

You're right though....I should have asked

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Go get a room.

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Paumon thanks for once again reminding me why I didn't move to Canada.

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