Quote Originally Posted by KerrAvon View Post
You still seem intent upon making an arse of yourself.

I correctly stated the law - a householder is permitted to use disproportionate force in defence of himself or his property. Why do you want me to apologise for correctly setting out the position?
Kerr, good evening. Apologies for jumping in on this but I need some advice. The words 'disproportionate force' can go how far?

example: Burglar breaks into my home armed with say a baseball bat. We meet up, he goes to assault me with the bat but I wrestle it from him. I then batter the living s.hit out of him, though not killing him. I then phone the police. Will I be charged with assault bearing in mind this burglar's intent was to physically harm me?