Would you actually kill a burglar?

Wanderer2010 · 08-12-2012 09:32PM #1

Burglaries are increasing on a daily basis here in Ireland and the law is still a very murky/grey area with regard defending yourself. Lets say you had a burglar cornered with a baseball bat/golf stick or whatever and your family werent in any danger, would you go right ahead and kill him (lets face it, the burglar is out to steal as much of your property as they can) or would you not go that far and just scare him off/attempt to knock them out?

Cantona's Collars · 08-12-2012 09:34PM

If I caught one,he'd better be prepared to get one hell of a beating.

El Weirdo · 08-12-2012 09:35PM

Until I'm actually in that position, I cannot with any certainty say how I would react or what I would do.

Anyone that says any different is talking through their hole.

TheMilkyPirate · 08-12-2012 09:35PM

If my son was in the house and he put him in danger then yes, And if not I'd bring him fairly close.

But then again how could anyone know how they'd react?

Super-Rush · 08-12-2012 09:36PM

If I thought my life or my girlfriends life was in danger, yes I would with no hesitation.

lucky frank lives · 08-12-2012 09:36PM

yeah im starvin, fried onions and cheese

M cebee · 08-12-2012 09:37PM

prob just knock him out with the golf club

and leave it at that

latenia · 08-12-2012 09:38PM

I'd just fúck one of his legs up with the golf club then kick him in the nuts 15 times before calling the fuzz

mfceiling · 08-12-2012 09:38PM

El Weirdo wrote: »

Until I'm actually in that position, I cannot with any certainty say how I would react or what I would do.

Anyone that says any different is talking through their hole.

House broken into earlier in the year....don't know what i'd have done if i'd woken up and got him/them........worth risking your life and that of your families??

mikemac1 · 08-12-2012 09:39PM

Nobody knows

And those saying they definitely would are just as likely to freeze and do nothing

Only when you are in that situation will you know

Talib Fiasco · 08-12-2012 09:39PM

If they were there to cause harm to me or anyone else in the house or if they were out to steal something, yeah most definitely. Why not?

Mocha Joe · 08-12-2012 09:39PM

I don't even kill spiders.

wexie · 08-12-2012 09:40PM

Wouldn't lay a hand on them.....

Good chance they'd fall of the stairs though....backwards....damn kids always leaving their toys on the landing...

BBDBB · 08-12-2012 09:41PM

Id offer him counselling and a holiday to the Maldives as part of his re-integration into society.............that'll larn im

MaxyJazz · 08-12-2012 09:41PM

Not intentionally

genericguy · 08-12-2012 09:41PM

latenia wrote: »

I'd just fúck one of his legs up with the golf club then kick him in the nuts 15 times

That's it, prevent him spawning a Cnut child that we wod have to pay for.

laoch na mona · 08-12-2012 09:43PM

im telling you joe the lord have mercy on me but i wouldnt be responsible joe you know for what i would do joe

he might not get biscuits with his tea

Sam Kade · 08-12-2012 09:45PM

Why do you want to know op? Are you planning on becoming a thief by testing the waters :eek:

Spunge · 08-12-2012 09:45PM

First id rape him,then kill him. then kill his entire family by throwing a petrol bomb into their house while they slept. Sure i have to defend myself

mikemac1 · 08-12-2012 09:46PM

Pavee Point will put out press releases about you if you kill one of their boyos

Pottler · 08-12-2012 09:47PM

I'd try, not sure I'd succeed. I know loads say they'd "kill im", but doing that might not be too easy. What if the burglar kicks lumps out of you instead? Most people(male) are about 80% tougher in their imagination than in real life.. i would give it my best shot though.

galwayrush · 08-12-2012 09:51PM

Mocha Joe wrote: »

I don't even kill spiders.

Spiders are not scumbags...:)

Seriously, possibly if i felt my life or a family member's life was in danger. no one can honestly answer without being there.Hope i never am.

Thoie · 08-12-2012 09:52PM

No, I've just had the place cleaned, and don't want to spend weeks picking burglar out of the carpet.

If he brought his own plastic sheeting and stood still directly in the middle of it without defending himself, I'd think about it.

franktheplank · 08-12-2012 09:54PM

I'd only kill a burglar on the internet.

In real life i'd hide under me bed.

helimachoptor · 08-12-2012 09:55PM

Mike has it right, you will only know but I'd imagine if wife/ kids were in mortal danger I would

Rangi · 08-12-2012 09:56PM

A golf club is not a practical item to be swinging around in the confines of the furnished room of the average Irish household, neither really is a baseball bat. If you have one of these in a 'strategic' position ready for such a scenario, I'd advise getting something a bit shorter and more wieldy. You'd be much better off, and give you more of a chance at being the one dishing out the good news.

Pottler · 08-12-2012 09:56PM

I used to think I'd batter anyone, no exceptions really, but as I get older, I keep meeting people who I reckon might just batter me. Either I'm going soft, or everyone else is getting tougher. If I was burgularised ten years ago, i'd have eaten them raw starting with their toenails. Now, I'm not so sure. Ah well, i suppose that's why God invented guns..

BUBBLE WRAP · 08-12-2012 09:57PM

I would pour the burglar a nice refreshing cup of sprite, Yes sprite...

Dietsquirt · 08-12-2012 09:58PM

I've thought about this as well, i live in an apartment with my partner. If she was in any sort of danger i'd aim to hit him in the head (hopefully knock him out) until the cops arrived. Again its too hard to judge unless you're actually in that scenario.

Piliger · 08-12-2012 10:01PM

I have a weapon handy and if a scum broke in to MY HOUSE I would kill him/her in a heartbeat. FFS.

Scruffles · 08-12-2012 10:02PM

anyone who thinks they woud-or woudnt,are only making guesses or wishful thinking because that sort of situation woud trigger the fight or flight reflex which is a totaly unpredictible response.

if burglars are injured whilst burgling someones house they only have themselves to blame as they are the direct cause of that effect [injury],if they werent robbing in someones house they woud not be getting injured-cause and effect.
as long as the force wasnt over dramatic; like using flame throwers,samurai swords,knifing them when they were already running out etc then any damage that happens to them is through their own making and will be seen so by the courts.

Would you actually kill a burglar?

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