[Knalus]

Originally Posted by Bent Wookie

So let me get this straight:

You pull up to your house and there in your driveway is an unknown car and there's lights on in the house. You believe someone has broken in and is maybe inside. You tell your wife, "honey, hold on to your hat, 'cause i'm gonna go in there and lay a whippin on that boy in there... this is my house dammit, and it is my right to protect it". So you grab your axe and head in. Burglar now becomes the hunted and, as you swing your Paul Bunyonesque axe around periodically screaming out, "Yeeeee-haw", burglar bolts to his car to high tail it outta there. But, low and behold, you've blocked the "sonvab*tch" in. Then as he accelerates bashing into anything to get the heck out, you bash him in the teeth for good measure....

Fact of the matter is, that's a criminal offence. Sure, we can think of some sort of defence later on about the wifey being in danger, etc, etc but seriously... think this through.

Without establishing blame or determining causation (because in the end, does it really matter), does the decision to go in and confront this unknown intruder seem like a good one?

Even with the "Yeeeee-haw", that shouldn't be a crime.