agricola
Member
Bog,
i) kevlar vests are legal, wherever did you get the idea that they arent;
ii) the change in the law, if there is one, will mean precisely nothing. As it stands, if an allegation of crime is made, the "suspect" (in this case a homeowner alleged to have assaulted a burglar) will either be interviewed under caution, or (more likely) arrested and interviewed under caution, bailed for CPS advice and then either no further action'ed or charged, in which case he or she will have a court determine what force, in the circumstances, was "reasonable", the presumption being that such force is reasonable unless the prosecution can prove beyond all reasonable doubt that it wasnt
The proposed system will mean if an allegation of crime is made, the "suspect" (in this case a homeowner alleged to have assaulted a burglar) will either be interviewed under caution, or (more likely) arrested and interviewed under caution, bailed for CPS advice and then either no further action'ed or charged, in which case he or she will have a court determine what force, in the circumstances, was "reasonable", the presumption being that such force is reasonable unless the prosecution can prove beyond all reasonable doubt that it wasnt.
Viva this dramatic change!
i) kevlar vests are legal, wherever did you get the idea that they arent;
ii) the change in the law, if there is one, will mean precisely nothing. As it stands, if an allegation of crime is made, the "suspect" (in this case a homeowner alleged to have assaulted a burglar) will either be interviewed under caution, or (more likely) arrested and interviewed under caution, bailed for CPS advice and then either no further action'ed or charged, in which case he or she will have a court determine what force, in the circumstances, was "reasonable", the presumption being that such force is reasonable unless the prosecution can prove beyond all reasonable doubt that it wasnt
The proposed system will mean if an allegation of crime is made, the "suspect" (in this case a homeowner alleged to have assaulted a burglar) will either be interviewed under caution, or (more likely) arrested and interviewed under caution, bailed for CPS advice and then either no further action'ed or charged, in which case he or she will have a court determine what force, in the circumstances, was "reasonable", the presumption being that such force is reasonable unless the prosecution can prove beyond all reasonable doubt that it wasnt.
Viva this dramatic change!