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"Safety in your own home."

I read in a paper that a woman who had been burgled 4 times decided to try and stop this happening again by placing barbed wire around her fence. She has been ordered to take it down incase an attacker gets injured next time. Is the world going mad? This is an elderly woman who no longer feels safe in her own home. She is trying to give herself more protection. Personaly I think if someone gets injured its their own fault for trying to break in. Shops and warehouses are allowed extra security like this so what makes your home any different.

The same thing happened near me. A man puts broken glass along the top of his wall to stop people gaining unauthorised access to his garden, seems fair, yet he has been told to remove it or face a heavy fine. It seems the autoritites are taking the wrong side here. If someone who breaks the law gets injured surely it is their fault in the first place. If someone is burgled its not their fault, the people who do it should be punished. So why are we trying to protect them?

The latest one I heard was a robber who sued someone for tripping over their step in the dark.
Outrageous

I suggest keeping vicious animals apparently a woman insouth africa had to siamese cats who attacked and killed an intruder and there is no real way she could be blamed for the actions of the animals. ( even though it was unitended and defence of property is legal in SA.)

The letter from the council even had:

Can you take it down in case an intruder gets hurt written on it it wasn't even implied.

It is ridiculous tony martin (farmer who shot the buglar) should only have been punished for having an unlicenced firearm. It is stupid that you can't defend yourself and your property. There was one case in the news a few years ago when a man in his mid eighties was sued by a mid 20s buglar for stabbing him when he broke in it is ridiculous.

I think businesses can do it as long as they have a sign up warning of the danger. It should be the same for personal properties too.

I remember two guys broke into Duncan Fergusons house(Footy player). He beat them both and put one in hospital and was then called a hero by police. So take note. You can beat them if they enter but if they hurt themselves its YOUR fault.

Thats bloody stupid...

I wish people would use common sense more often.

Darkreaper wrote:
> What the hell are you suppose to do if somebody does break into your
> house? Help them steal your stuff!?!
"Oh, let me help you
> with the Wide screen TV Mr Burglar. I wouldn’t want you to hurt
> your back or drop it on you toe then sue me!"


As funny as that image is, it's also - sadly - very true. I can't think of his name at the moment, but just look at the farmer jailed for shooting intruders.

What the hell are you suppose to do if somebody does break into your house? Help them steal your stuff!?!
"Oh, let me help you with the Wide screen TV Mr Burglar. I wouldn’t want you to hurt your back or drop it on you toe then sue me!"

Darkreaper

I say leave marbles and little cars under windows, tins of paint from the bannister and constuct false people on bits of string and make them dance so it looks like your house is full of people.

Personally I think this is just one of many of our laws that stinks.

I know that if anyone broke into our house while we were their, they'd leave severely injured or in a body bag.