A young man who stabbed and killed an intruder who had attacked him in his home in the middle of the night has been jailed for three-and-a-half years by the Central Criminal Court. Mr Justice Paul McDermott said Dean Kerrie, 21, was entitled to use force in defence of himself, his family and his home, but the force he used was “grossly” excessive given that the victim, Jack Power, was unarmed. [More]
Kinda makes you want to see someone break into Mr Justice Paul McDermott’s house at night and introduce him to some facts of life.
Let’s ask Michaleen Flynn what he thinks of all this:
[Via WiscoDave]