Man arrested for beating up "burglar/rapist"

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A 24-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly attacked bodybuilder Stuart Lynch when he discovered him in the bedroom with his girlfriend.

So, a man finds a 23 year old body builder climbing into his bed with his girlfriend having entered the property unlawfully and he doesn't have the right to push him down the stairs? I know the injured party was there in error but if I found a well built man trying to get into bed with my wife I'd like to think I had the right to protect her*.

Perhaps I have lived in the US for too long but here as long as you don't shoot him dead running away from your property you are covered.


(* the reality is that it would be the first time since we got married that a well built man got in bed with her and I may whimper and beg rather than be the man)

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Benjurs said:

So unless the chap still presented a danger after being 'evicted' from the bedroom,

I'd say he still presents danger. He is still in my house. In the fantasy world of being a 17st company director I would beat him until he couldn't get up. Either that or he has run off my property. That's when he doesn't present a danger anymore.


I understand the injured party was there by error (or so it is being said) but at what point do you start polite conversation with the person you find in your bedroom? You don't.

Edited by h0b0 on Thursday 18th April 21:42

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And here is the US version

The parents of a Virginia teen who was fatally shot when he entered the wrong home early Sunday after a night of drinking with friends said they forgive the person who shot their son.

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ferrariF50lover said:

A country where one may not, arbitrarily, award an effective death sentence with no trial and is arrested when he tries versus a country where everyone is armed to the teeth and too dumb to be trusted with balloon animals. I know where I'd rather live.

Yes, we all like the idea of beating burglar scum to death, but when it comes down to it, the situation of State administered justice is a much better idea than just handing out guns in primary school and letting the people police themselves.

Still, nice of the guy to believe his girlfriend's story about the "wrong house".

Simon.

I'm obviously imagining this very differently. Assuming we believe the story is true that the pissed bloke was there by mistake (which is clearly BS) I have pictured that the "attacker" has found man in bedroom and dragged him out. I would assume he then wanted him out of the house and instead of asking politely has tried to get him down the stairs. I also imagine that if "victim" is so pissed that he goes to the wrong house he probably is not a) speaking clearly to explain the situation and b) acting in a rational manner. A pissed body builder is more than likely to instinctively fight back. Remember, the "victim" thinks he is in the right house being attacked by an intruder!

I do not think we should allow people to mercilessly beat people but pushing a potential burglar/rapist down the stairs is not mercilessly beating someone its self defense! Now I acknowledge I live in the US, and have done for 10 years, so probably have changed in this respect but I think it is also worth me stating that I am 100% against owning hand guns, or any weapon that is not used for legal hunting. (I hate hunting as well but it is an American right).

Edited by h0b0 on Friday 19th April 13:46