People Are Scum...

[kralster]

Thats a f**king stupid idea, because what will happen is someone will lock their keys in their car, and be trying to get into it.

And some hero like you will come and boot them in the back of the head thinking they are trying to steal it.

You cannot give people the right to attack people unless them themselves or others are at risk.

[Dohmar]

Thats a f**king stupid idea, because what will happen is someone will lock their keys in their car, and be trying to get into it.

And some hero like you will come and boot them in the back of the head thinking they are trying to steal it.

You cannot give people the right to attack people unless them themselves or others are at risk.

Have to agree with kral here. As someone whos been in a stoush with home invaders, the law is very very specific in cases inside and outside your home.

When you're inside your home, you can use any means necessary to protect yourself and property IF you have a legitimate reason that your safety is at risk... this is one of the endless debating points in court.. screwdriver is a legitimate weapon, as are words, directed in the appropriate manner...

When you're in the public domain, things get tricky. Thats where you have to prove a whole lot of stuff such as threat level, intent to harm/intent to kill, injuries recieved, probably injuries recieved, liability, mitigating factors and so forth. Since a "level" of probably cause has been removed (that being trespass/aggravated criminal tresspass), the prosecution has to argue the intent of the violence, the cause and mitigation. Which in most cases is a "he said, she said" situation, unless there are witnesses..

In short, while it can be fine to defend anything on your property using extreme measures, I really would not get too game with people in public. Disregarding the fact that it is very easy to be overpowered or otherwise beaten by any assailants.. I know there are a few of you with martial art degrees and/or massive size, and while laudable, still doesn't mean you'll come off well..

But in either case, if they were on my property, and they threatened me with a screwdriver, I would not hold back in the least... nor would the hounds hahah, otherwise just call the police and tell them that you're being physically threatened. they double time it. I had police at my house within 2 minutes of gunfire reported... just gotta find that way to motivate them

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