Would you actually kill a burglar?

MadYaker · 08-12-2012 10:02PM

Break legs with golf club, call gardai.

Edit: might be a good idea to have somebody there who'll testify in court to say it was self defense.

zenno · 08-12-2012 10:03PM

I can't kill any more burglars. My garden is full now so i'll just have to kindly tell the next burglar to leave. But when i move to a bigger house and a bigger garden then i'll fill that up too.

golden lane · 08-12-2012 10:05PM

remember...burglars have rights.....

they have the right to decide when, how, and how much to harm you.....

you must wait until they have made up their mind.......ask them politely, and then, only react accordingly.......

if they refuse to tell you........you must allow them to show you.....

the law is clear regarding human rights...........only burglars are human

DarkJager · 08-12-2012 10:07PM

If I caught him downstairs I'd probably beat him to within an inch of his life but probably not to death. Upstairs though and he'd be leaving in a bag.

Hippies! · 08-12-2012 10:07PM

He wouldn't be getting out alive. Unless....

BUBBLE WRAP · 08-12-2012 10:08PM

DarkJager wrote: »

If I caught him downstairs I'd probably beat him to within an inch of his life but probably not to death. Upstairs though and he'd be leaving in a bag.

So you would do that if, the burger was going through your misses nickers drawer? :pac:

admiralofthefleet · 08-12-2012 10:10PM

if i found my family harmed by him/her then i would go through him/her for a shortcut

Super-Rush · 08-12-2012 10:10PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

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

All burglars are members of the traveling community now?

Rayne Wooney · 08-12-2012 10:10PM

If the burglar/s were downstairs I'd ring the guards and make as much noise as possible. They'd most probably panic and only get away with a tv or something, nothing worth risking life for.

If the burglar tried to come upstairs, that's a different ball game.

DarkJager · 08-12-2012 10:11PM

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

So you would do that if, the burger was going through your misses nickers drawer? :pac:

No

Simply for the fact he's upstairs in that scenario, I'd view that as an intention to confront and harm people sleeping and would quite happily take his life.

pontia · 08-12-2012 10:11PM

once they step onto landing break both legs and fingers,few kicks in bollix,avoid the head,could kill.piss on him then ring guards

Reality_Check1 · 08-12-2012 10:11PM

2 years ago around this time our old house was burgled. Unfortunately I was just coming in from a christmas party and was nearly unconscious from the drink. I got a kick from the girlfriend as she stayed in for the night and was a sober as a judge. So out I go all bravado to confront the burglar - he drops the stuff and legs it.

When I sobered up the next morning I realised how stupid I was. Like I was going out there unarmed into the unknown - I could have gotten myself hurt just as easily as hurting him

People that say they would kill someone as easily as making coffee in the morning are idiots to be frank and just noise on the internet

BUBBLE WRAP · 08-12-2012 10:14PM

DarkJager wrote: »

No Simply for the fact he's upstairs in that scenario, I'd view that as an intention to confront and harm people sleeping and would quite happily take his life.

But what if he/she was just in for a snoop?

DarkJager · 08-12-2012 10:16PM

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

People that say they would kill someone as easily as making coffee in the morning are idiots to be frank and just noise on the internet

So lets say you open your bedroom door and are face to face with a burglar. Are you going to tear in to him with no regard for the force your hitting him with a fist or object, or would you shake his hand and let him leave or even worse, allow him an opportunity to do harm to you and possibly family members?

It's very easy to say I'd kill someone because I quite likely would in a situation where they pose a possible extreme risk to the safety of my family.

Sam Kade · 08-12-2012 10:18PM

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

2 years ago around this time our old house was burgled. Unfortunately I was just coming in from a christmas party and was nearly unconscious from the drink. I got a kick from the girlfriend as she stayed in for the night and was a sober as a judge. So out I go all bravado to confront the burglar - he drops the stuff and legs it.

When I sobered up the next morning I realised how stupid I was. Like I was going out there unarmed into the unknown - I could have gotten myself hurt just as easily as hurting him

People that say they would kill someone as easily as making coffee in the morning are idiots to be frank and just noise on the internet

What? You mean burglars fight back

Pottler · 08-12-2012 10:18PM

What happens if there's 3 burgularii and they're all 6' and built like brick outhouses? Does the "I'd kill them" still stand? It's a wonder so many cars etc are taken every year with the owners being threatened/beaten to hand over the keys, cos going by the replies, we Irish are all just Ninjas in waiting.

Lawrence1895 · 08-12-2012 10:18PM

In extreme situations, there is an instinct of survival...so yes, I would do it

Super-Rush · 08-12-2012 10:19PM

Super-Rush wrote: »

All burglars are members of the traveling community now?

Actually never mind.

Mikemac1 banned.

harry21 · 08-12-2012 10:20PM

???? No idea. Woke up one night thinking there was someone down stairs. I was ****ting it going down. Absolutely terrifiied.

Decided that if someone laid in to me I wouldn't stop hitting them till they passed out or I passed out. Didn't condsider anything after that.

I wouldn't kill on purpose.

Hurricane Carter · 08-12-2012 10:20PM

I don't think I'd go so far as to beat someone to death....but I could easily pull a trigger and not think twice about it...if that makes sense!

El Weirdo · 08-12-2012 10:20PM

Rangi wrote: »

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.

I'd imagine that most people on here saying they'd kill a burglar would be using a keyboard anyway.

Reality_Check1 · 08-12-2012 10:21PM

DarkJager wrote: »

So lets say you open your bedroom door and are face to face with a burglar. Are you going to tear in to him with no regard for the force your hitting him with a fist or object, or would you shake his hand and let him leave or even worse, allow him an opportunity to do harm to you and possibly family members?

It's very easy to say I'd kill someone because I quite likely would in a situation where they pose a possible extreme risk to the safety of my family.

I didnt know you were an expert in unarmed combat laying the smackdown and pitying the fools who stand in your path.

Chances are if someone is breaking into your house they arent from the upper echelons of society and can handle themselves in a fight straight away putting you at a mega disadvantage in any fight imo.

Id prob try to tackle them out of pure shock put considering the difficulty of killing someone with your bare hands it wouldnt be my default go to option

Rayne Wooney · 08-12-2012 10:21PM

Pottler wrote: »

What happens if there's 3 burgularii and they're all 6' and built like brick outhouses? Does the "I'd kill them" still stand? It's a wonder so many cars etc are taken every year with the owners being threatened/beaten to hand over the keys, cos going by the replies, we Irish are all just Ninjas in waiting.

Have you not seen Home Alone?? :eek:

If skinny little Mackauley Culkin can defeat 2 burglars, I can!

Abi · 08-12-2012 10:24PM

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.

I think that's kind of assumed though, regardless of whether you're being burgled or watching some wanker take pictures of a crime scene, you don't know what you'll do till you get there.

I take these threads with a pinch of salt though, because a strong opinion is thrown the Internet warrior card when some genuinely get so angry over something on the news and it's just their initial reaction.

In my case, I would let them burgal me if it meant protecting anyone in my home. No materialistic thing is more important than the people I love.

james142 · 08-12-2012 10:25PM

You can only imaging my disappointment when I first thought the title said burger instead of burglar.

BUBBLE WRAP · 08-12-2012 10:27PM

james142 wrote: »

You can only imaging my disappointment when I first thought the title said burger instead of burglar.

Ya, I thought it said: "would you kill for a burger?"

*MMM double cheeseburger.. *

ads20101 · 08-12-2012 10:45PM

As far as I'm concerned I would have to presume that anyone coming into my house without permission is prepared to hurt or kill a member of my family.

Damn right I'd go all in. They'd better be prepared to take me out cause I'd make sure that they'll feel some very fecking serious pain if they don't do it quickly.

Carlos_Ray · 08-12-2012 10:49PM

I keep a dagger under my bed. I'd like to think that if i encountered a burglar in the middle of the night I'd gut him, but I don't know how I react in that situation. A gun would make it so much easier.

Pottler · 08-12-2012 10:50PM

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Have you not seen Home Alone?? :eek:

If skinny little Mackauley Culkin can defeat 2 burglars, I can!

Lately I feel like one of the decrepit burglars, I think Mackauley might just take me if it got up close and personal. Hitting 43 is crap. The little fecker could probably outrun me anyway..

BBDBB · 08-12-2012 10:52PM

I think there is a difference between how I would react to discovering a burglar in my home and how I would "plan out" my response in a reply on the internet. However much my ego would like to think I would go all Chuck Norris on his ass, Im pretty sure Id be not nearly as brave as I would like to think

Would you actually kill a burglar?

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