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Tinky · 05-04-2018, 10:10

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"Reasonable force, is that you can protect YOURSELF, and can push to person to the floor, and hold that person to the floor or lock that person in a room. Before police arrive."

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Surely it is not reasonable to expect your average 78 year old to wrestle a young, strong and presumably healthy younger person to the floor, restrain them whilst at the same time phoning the police, chances are the phone is in another room, a lot of older people do not have mobiles. Also these days how long before the police arrive? Personally I would grab the nearest object and let them have it!

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Tinky To err is human Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cornwall Age: 82 Services: yearly MOT Posts: 7,435	Re: 78 Year old Pensioner Arrested for killing burglar [QUOTE=Arthurgray50@blu;35942672] "Reasonable force, is that you can protect YOURSELF, and can push to person to the floor, and hold that person to the floor or lock that person in a room. Before police arrive." Reply- Surely it is not reasonable to expect your average 78 year old to wrestle a young, strong and presumably healthy younger person to the floor, restrain them whilst at the same time phoning the police, chances are the phone is in another room, a lot of older people do not have mobiles. Also these days how long before the police arrive? Personally I would grab the nearest object and let them have it!