To what extent is an a Act of Self Defence Acceptable?
1. A family were tied up in their home and threatened with knives by men wearing balaclavas. After breaking free, two of the householders chased the intruders off the premises and brought one of them to the ground. They beat him ferociously with a cricket bat leaving the criminal with a brain injury and a fractured skull.
Imagine you are on the jury for this case and the homeowner is on trial. Would you...
2. Would you class the homeowner's actions as
3. A man was in his farmhouse one night when two intruders broke into his house. The homeowner shot the two men with an unlicensed shotgun, killing one of the intruders and injuring the other.
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4. Would you class the homeowner's action as
5. Two burglars entered a house armed with a knife and threatened a woman. Her husband overcame one of the burglars and stabbed him. The burglar died.
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6. Would you class the homeowner's actions as
7. A number of people trespassed on private land to go night time fishing. They were approached by a man (the homeowner) with a shotgun who threatened them. The trespassers ran but one was shot in the back with 40 shotgun pellets.
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8. Would you class the homeowner's actions as
9. A female took a baseball bat off a burglar and hit him over the head when he intruded her home. She fractured his skull.
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10. Would you class the homeowner's actions as
11. Finally, do you believe basic self-defence should be taught in schools?
12. Please explain your answer to question 11 here.