8ball
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I took it as sneering at your "think of the children" response to someone saying they would twat a burglar.
Pensioner arrested on suspicion of murder after a suspected burglar was stabbed to death.
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I took it as sneering at your "think of the children" response to someone saying they would twat a burglar.
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I do have a hefty torch by the bed, it has a very bright light, so my plan of action (i.e. fantasy) would be to disorient the burglar with the bright light and shout at them to get the fuck out of my house.
What if, and a topic for my students, they are disorentated and fall?
Breaking an arm or shattering their spine? What would you do?
A.call the police,
B.call an ambulance or
C. drag them outside to let fend for themselves
I am interested as a tricky/experence fuelled moral dilema my students will have to struggle with tomorrow.
I need some sleep, and after reading all this, double bolting the door and windows tonight.
8ball
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likesfish
You can't park here sir
Burglars shouldn't be killed as a matter of course. but I'm not going to discuss if they intend to do me harm If I encounter one in my house they can run away or if It comes to a fight I'm going to stop them which means inflicting enough hurt to stop them any way I can.
if they die well tough burglar runs fine if they don't. I don't have any problem at all with them being killed.
once I stopped them I'd, of course, phone and ambulance render first aid might be too late by then though
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Dont have any weapons close at hand and the dog would probably chase them off.
if they die well tough burglar runs fine if they don't. I don't have any problem at all with them being killed.
once I stopped them I'd, of course, phone and ambulance render first aid might be too late by then though
.Dont have any weapons close at hand and the dog would probably chase them off.
8ball
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Nope, still not getting it.
SpookyFrank
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Dump them on the street and wish them the best of British luck I reckon. Calling an ambulance is likely to also bring police to the scene if you mention a break-in/intruder, and the police are 102% guaranteed to turn an already stressful situation into a complete horror show.
8ball
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Well, some burglars are children, and if you twat a child with the force you'd twat a man with, you could kill a child.
So by saying you'd twat a burglar, you are endorsing the killing of children.
The logic is watertight, really.
Burglars shouldn't be killed as a matter of course. but I'm not going to discuss if they intend to do me harm If I encounter one in my house they can run away or if It comes to a fight I'm going to stop them which means inflicting enough hurt to stop them any way I can.
if they die well tough burglar runs fine if they don't. I don't have any problem at all with them being killed.
once I stopped them I'd, of course, phone and ambulance render first aid might be too late by then though
Dont have any weapons close at hand and the dog would probably chase them off.
I bet you'd lose. To be frank I bet most of the people giving it the big one on this thread would lose.
8ball
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I think they'd be pretty drug-addled to be trying to burgle me - I'm struggling to think of anything worth nicking.
They'd more than likely hurt themselves tripping over the mess, which would enhance my chances.
Plus the place looks like its already been done over.
cupid_stunt
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That didn't surprise TBH, considering the link I posted earlier showing 400-500 people are assaulted by burglars every week in the UK.
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Pickman's model
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Or cry out for new trousers
8ball
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ex-infantry so surprisingly angry when riled
Always thought 'infantry' should refer to a place where they grow infants.
Actually...
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Fucking hell, were you in the army then?ex-infantry so surprisingly angry when riled
You kept that quiet!
Gromit
International Man of Misery
I always thought he was TA because of his avatar.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I always thought he was in Dad's Army because of his avatar.
scifisam
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I love how this thread has turned into a battle of the strawmen. On one side, a strawman who would grab a 12-year-old burglar as they climbed out of the window and slowly beat them to death, on the other, a strawman who would get down on their hands and knees and beg the burglar to take everything they have. Nobody here actually espouses either of those positions but I guess it's more fun to pretend they do than admit we're mostly in agreement.
I'm still female. Though I'm also quite badly disabled so the chances of me winning a fight with anyone would be pretty low.
My ex does still ask me to go and check what's happening if she thinks there's someone in the house. I think most burglars would leg it if they knew someone was there so I make lots of noise as I go round. There never has been anyone, so if there ever is, my plan is to yell weird things, pull stupid faces and basically make them think they're being confronted by a nutter and encourage them to run. My enormous Medusan bed hair makes me look insane without any effort, so that helps, and I sleep naked except for a massive plastic splint on my arm which looks a little odd. I also quite like the idea of using a shield - an actual shield, the kind you get for fancy dress, that you loop over your arm - because then I could protect myself and they couldn't take it off me to attack me with, like they probably could with any actual weapon. So, naked screaming crazy limping Medusa with a splint and a shield; I think it'd probably work as well as any other plan in this thread.
I'm still female. Though I'm also quite badly disabled so the chances of me winning a fight with anyone would be pretty low.
My ex does still ask me to go and check what's happening if she thinks there's someone in the house. I think most burglars would leg it if they knew someone was there so I make lots of noise as I go round. There never has been anyone, so if there ever is, my plan is to yell weird things, pull stupid faces and basically make them think they're being confronted by a nutter and encourage them to run. My enormous Medusan bed hair makes me look insane without any effort, so that helps, and I sleep naked except for a massive plastic splint on my arm which looks a little odd. I also quite like the idea of using a shield - an actual shield, the kind you get for fancy dress, that you loop over your arm - because then I could protect myself and they couldn't take it off me to attack me with, like they probably could with any actual weapon. So, naked screaming crazy limping Medusa with a splint and a shield; I think it'd probably work as well as any other plan in this thread.
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You are so kind, hence the name top cat.
HoratioCuthbert
Deep seated inconsequence
Listen guys the guy was cornered by a man wielding a screwdriver, so now everyone supporting him wants to murder a child without checking first ? What's going on
Gromit
International Man of Misery
1. Sexist. Assuming it's a him.
2. How do you do that whilst tied to a chair?
I guess technically you will be buying them lots of drinks with the money they get fencing your belongings and credit cards.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Mike isn't in Dad's Army.
I don't think we have any info on what happened in that house. For all we know the home owner may have stabbed him in the back as he tried to escape.
scifisam
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Every single person here is supporting him (assuming it went down as reported, which seems very likely) but some people are making things up about other people's POV, presumably because they're bored.
Grump
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If you are in fear of your safety or the safety of those around you, yes. I understand the guy had a wife with Alzheimer's and he was terrified these scum would hurt her. In a decent, socialist society we will eliminate the cruel and anti social just as this chap has done.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
It was never a great thread but fuck me it's nosedived over the last few pages.
#killchildburglars
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Oh FFS. You KNOW he wasn't talking about this bloke but responding to someone who was grandstanding.
HoratioCuthbert
Deep seated inconsequence
That's surely assumption as many haven't stated either way.
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