Re: Self defense injustice in the UK

On Jun 4, 2025 at 5:06:29 PM PDT, "The Horny Goat" <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

On Sat, 31 May 2025 22:48:37 -0400, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:
 

I'm guessing that, if he'd tried instead to choke her to death, then her
knifing him would've been allowed as self-defense ...suggesting that
rape isn't a serious enough offense to warrant lethal reprisal.
 

I'm undecided where exactly the dividing line should be in
self-defence cases but it definitely ought to be shy of "lie back and
think of the Empire"!

I you've broken into my home, then you're leaving in a body bag if I have
anything to say about it. My dividing line is the threshold of the doors and
windows.