lapal_fan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 It's like something out of a sitcom. Write it down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Not nice I imagine, especially if you have kids. I think a law should be introduced where you can do whatever you like to defend your own house from burglar's. The only problem with that though is that you would be inviting people you can't stand round to your house for tea, then battering them with iron bars. Yes officer, they were trying to rob my house. Do you remember the story of Tony Martin, the farmer who shot and killed a burglar and injured another when they broke into his place? It happened in 1999 and caused a big discussion in the press since he was then convicted of murder but then that was bumped down to manslaughter. I think it was as recent as last year that he was burgled again and confronted the burglar but only threatened this one. Back in 2012 there was a whole thing about changing the laws on how much force you can use to defend yourself and your home, I believe. It's all about 'proportionate force', but I think the amendments to the law have been heavily criticised as there's loads of loopholes. It's definitely a moral grey area though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 i was upstairs asleep... could have got my "decorative" samurai swords out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Not my photo, but this was the Swan Island in Yardley this morning. How does that even happen? edit: another angle Edited June 11, 2014 by The_Rev 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) It's just stuff. I wouldn't cause harm to someone to trying to take stuff. If they were intent on doing me harm, on the other hand, then I'd happily hide under the bed and cry. Edited June 11, 2014 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 But you never really know their intentions. I suppose if you wake up after hearing them then you can assume they just want to steal your shit and mean no harm to you or your family, but then if you confront them their intentions may change but you won't know about it. Either way, I'd want to hurt someone who had invaded my home even if they had no intention of hurting me or my family. I wouldn't want to kill them of course, but in the moment I'd probably fancy hitting them a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted June 11, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2014 Not my photo, but this was the Swan Island in Yardley this morning. How does that even happen? edit: another angle I'm not surprised. They drive like total bellends around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Edit. Edited June 11, 2014 by Avfc96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 like i said i was upstairs asleep, didnt even know he was there, by the sounds of him he was a chancer, did 3 houses in 1 night, walking down the street trying doors... the gf had friends round smoking who though they'd shut my back door properly but they hadnt hard to know what id have done if i had heard him the next day was surreal, the gf was at work, she'd left a bag of presents in the middle of the living room for me to take somewhere, they'd gone, the money was gone, so my instant reaction was that she'd moved everything, phoned her at work but she thinks she works for the gestapo so she wont txt, answer her phone or even email me, bout an hour of trying to get hold of her getting angrier and angrier, think i then went out did some shopping, come back still couldnt get hold of her, went to play on battlefield 4 which id bought the day before... wheres that gone, where's the other games gone? you **** what! probably took me 2-3 hours to realise id been robbed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I've had five proper relationships, my first love I never cheated although I did try to get it on with her best mate when I was hammered. The rest I've cheated including the one I'm with now, must admit though I did not care about the previous three at all to the point where I was blatantly trying to pull infront of them. When I cheated on my current partner I'd never felt guilt or pain like it, I remember walking home to my mums from this girls house and I could not believe what I'd done. I felt that bad I wanted to throw up, I rang and told my mrs as soon as I knew she was awake. I never had any intention of cheating on her but it just happend for whatever reason. Won't happen again and I think my mrs knows it. I've never had the urge to settle down with anyone. I love the company of women and if I can sleep with them, great, but a relationship with anyone is never on the agenda. I'm informed its because I haven't met 'the one'. But even women I like, I have no interest in them after sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 11, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2014 On the burglary thing, I suspect I told this one before, but it was a while back, so... A former work colleague of mine, we'll call him Dave (because that's his name), came back from the pub one evening to find some scrote in his living room, attempting to leave with the television. This was not good news for the burglar, as Dave has a black belt in karate. He 'disabled' the guy - by breaking both his legs - and then called the police. A few days later he was informed that said burglar was going to take him to court for GBH, and he began to get really worried. However, after a few more days, a copper came round and told him not to worry, as they had 'persuaded' him to drop the charges. Nudge nudge, wink wink. Rough justice, I guess. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted June 11, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2014 On the burglary thing, I suspect I told this one before, but it was a while back, so... A former work colleague of mine, we'll call him Dave (because that's his name), came back from the pub one evening to find some scrote in his living room, attempting to leave with the television. This was not good news for the burglar, as Dave has a black belt in karate. He 'disabled' the guy - by breaking both his legs - and then called the police. A few days later he was informed that said burglar was going to take him to court for GBH, and he began to get really worried. However, after a few more days, a copper came round and told him not to worry, as they had 'persuaded' him to drop the charges. Nudge nudge, wink wink. Rough justice, I guess. That was probably 60 years ago, nowadays he'd probably be in jail for attempted murder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 11, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2014 Close. 30 years ago - 1984. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 thankfully, I haven't got a comparable house burglary story but I once had my car broken into and they went through all my cd's and decided not to take any 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 If anyone comes in my house to try and rob me or even uninvited I'd try and beat them to a pulp. Yeah I remember that ginko, shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I've got a metal baseball bat under my bed you know... for protection. But in reality I'd probably shit myself haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Not nice I imagine, especially if you have kids. I think a law should be introduced where you can do whatever you like to defend your own house from burglar's. The only problem with that though is that you would be inviting people you can't stand round to your house for tea, then battering them with iron bars. Yes officer, they were trying to rob my house. Do you remember the story of Tony Martin, the farmer who shot and killed a burglar and injured another when they broke into his place? It happened in 1999 and caused a big discussion in the press since he was then convicted of murder but then that was bumped down to manslaughter. I think it was as recent as last year that he was burgled again and confronted the burglar but only threatened this one. Back in 2012 there was a whole thing about changing the laws on how much force you can use to defend yourself and your home, I believe. It's all about 'proportionate force', but I think the amendments to the law have been heavily criticised as there's loads of loopholes. It's definitely a moral grey area though. It was a gypsy he shot, to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 If any one breaks into your house or is a threat to you or your family ...any and all reasonable force should be used .....If that means killing a guy robbing your house at 2 in the morning armed with a knife ....then so be it (if he had a knife) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 If someone broke into my house, I'd probably stay as quiet as I could and call the police, maybe take a few sneaky pictures of their vehicle outside. I don't want to get stabbed for trying to be a hero. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) I had someone break into my house once but there was nothing of value downstairs as i like to keep valuables near me so worse case scenario i can defend them i also sleep with a bat next to my bed I went downstairs and found the house ransacked i had left a side window open stupidly and he somehow managed to climb through must have been an anorexic druggy considering the window was so small I tried to put together in my mind what they had taken but couldn't figure out what until i opened the fridge and found the bloke had stole some cottage cheese some beer and a chicken from my freezer Some people are just screwed up Edited June 12, 2014 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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