Not my POV, but the actual facts of UK law. I am British and unlike most here actually know the laws (as of 2008, first hand).
A Manchester man recently stabbed to death a burglar. Result?. Nothing. Justifiable death due to self-defence.
In 2008, I was confronted by a junkie with a knife and a screwdriver. I punched him, disabled him and held him until police arrived. For that I got stabbed in the hand. Result?. Commended by the police and court, and the junkie got 44 months. 6 weeks out of jail last year, he attempted to murder someone and is now back in prison for the next decade.
If you dont believe me about the UK, ask other British freepers like Vanders or Winniesboy, perhaps when you see we all say the same thing, perhaps you’ll grasp I am correct. Not because I am infalliable, but because what I am saying is the actual truth. We ARE British, we live here, so we know whats the law and whats the myth.
You have to risk hand to hand combat when confronted by a burglar?