'http://www.mises.org/misesreview_detail.asp?control=215'
LOL, that article certainly has some agenda! It refers to Tony Martin being jailed for killing a burglar. It fails to mention the burglar was a 16 year old boy who was unarmed and shot twice in the back whilst running away!
Yes, the SOP in 2002 was pretty damn poor. I can't tell whether the situation has improved - except that I don't seem to be able to find any later instances.
Also - (sorry) - I don't seem to be able to find the quotes I want about Tony Blair and self-defence. Put those words into a search engine and you get a million tendentious articles about Iraq :0(