Summary
HOUSEHOLDERS should be allowed to use whatever force is necessary to protect their property even if that meant burglars were killed, the country's top police officer said last night.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens said people who attacked intruders threatening their homes and families should only be prosecuted in 'extreme circumstances'.See the full content of this document
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When It's Right to Kill a Burglar, by Police Chief
He suggested that it was acceptable to use maximum force as long as it was not 'gratuitous'.
The comments come days after financier John Monckton was stabbed to death during...See the full content of this document
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