[quote]Alpha F wrote:
[quote]Cockney Blue wrote:
You cannot have people in a civilised society extracting their own justice [/quote]
CIVILISED?!?
You mean sugar coated with “civility”, right? How many truly authentic people who do not wear “civilised” masks do you know in England, or Brazil or Mexico for that matter - if you are abiding in a genuine human society please point me towards it because my heart is yearning for that. [quote]
This was not defending, this was attacking.[/quote]
Attack is a form of defence.
What guarantee does a man/woman has that said intruder ins’t a sociopath who is coming back for revenge? There are certain boundaries that ARE NOT OK to be crossed. And self preservation DICTATES you make sure the transgressor knows not to cross that line again.
When someone shows no regard for human life that means they accept their own life may be eliminated. You don’t risk taking something you are not prepared to lose yourself.
I am not being vengeful. This is a basic principle that operates from gambling to murdering.
You got to be prepared to lose money if you want a shot a winning money.
And you got to be prepared to lose your life if you are going to take life.
War anyone? Is that civilised killing just because you vote for it in the comfort and distance of your own home? What makes the soldier a hero because he defended your country and that man a criminal because he defended his home and quite possible the honour of his wife.
If a man breaks into my home do I need to prove to my “civilised” society he wasn’t going to rape me or come back to do so? Do I appear more “civilised” to you as a victim of rape and the life long psychological trauma I , notice the detail I, have to live with than if I cut off his balls? Does that make you feel better about me or would it fill you with horror if I, out of protecting myself from this intrusion of HORROR in my life, did all I could to defend myself? Not every one is trained in Ninja moves thus knowing exactly where to strike in order to simply “disable” your “opponent” in a “clean” and “acceptable”, “civilised” manner. Wouldn’t you agree?
The police cannot be there 24/7 to protect me. My experience with minor crimes has been exactly a CIVILISED LETTER saying: " We are terrible sorry you have been a victim of crime. We at the Metropolitan Police are doing everything in our power to offer support to the victims in your area by providing the following victim support groups…"
I am not a victim.
I found the people who crossed me and showed them fear does not live here so don’t even dare because Dare is my second name.
We don’t need guns we need courage.
In a society of rats be a lion.
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Your argument holds no water. Legally you can use reasonable force to defend yourself and remove someone from your property. After that point if you choose to chase after someone, attack them and beat them with poles whilst they are cowering defenceless on the ground then you are guilty of comitting assault. You simply cannot have people exacting their own justice.