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tweetiepooh · 05-04-2018, 10:19

If you are woken in the night with intruders threatening you with a screwdriver where do you get a knife?

I'm not trying to excuse either way or what I would do if I saw the opportunity, I think that often there is too much protection for "the villain" and not enough for "the victim". If "the authorities" were focussing on preventing crime rather than on "clear up rates" there would be less issues. (I'm using generalities here deliberately as things are usually much more complex than can be discussed in a couple of paragraphs.)

05-04-2018, 10:19	#20
tweetiepooh Virgin Media Employee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winchester Services: Staff MyRates BB: VM XXL TV: VM XL Phone : VM XL Posts: 3,115	Re: 78 Year old Pensioner Arrested for killing burglar If you are woken in the night with intruders threatening you with a screwdriver where do you get a knife? I'm not trying to excuse either way or what I would do if I saw the opportunity, I think that often there is too much protection for "the villain" and not enough for "the victim". If "the authorities" were focussing on preventing crime rather than on "clear up rates" there would be less issues. (I'm using generalities here deliberately as things are usually much more complex than can be discussed in a couple of paragraphs.) __________________ I work for VMO2 but reply here in my own right. Any help or advice is made on a best-effort basis. No comments construe any obligation on VMO2 or its employees.