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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Apr 6

    Not sure how to feel about this.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43639183 …

    11:49 AM - 6 Apr 2018
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      2. (((Christian JB)))  🐌‏ @christianjbdev Apr 6
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Thought it said Hitler Green for a second there.

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      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Apr 6
        Replying to @christianjbdev

        Me too!

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      1. Richard Heathfield  🇬🇧‏ @rjheathfield Apr 6
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Likewise. You will perhaps be pleased to hear that the pensioner will not be prosecuted. Killing people is wrong, but so is breaking into people's houses, and I'm not going to second-guess a man who was defending his home and, perhaps, his very life.

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      1. Chrisanthrope the Nullifidian‏ @2ManyOfUs Apr 6
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        No charges been raised against the pensioner. If anything he deserves a medal for defending his home and his life against a dangerous career criminal. The big risk is he may be the target of revenge attacks from associates of the criminal.

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      1. White Chocolate‏ @rhodeislander Apr 6
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        For perspective, there is an archaic concept in the United States - which originated in English common law - that "a man's home is his castle". Such is the power of this arcane concept, that in America that the right to defend yourself at home is still "the castle doctrine".

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      1. Unselfish Jean‏ @37Vibrations Apr 7
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        The full facts of the case combined with this legal blogpost might help to arrive at a view:https://thesecretbarrister.com/2018/04/05/bashing-burglars-and-the-law-of-self-defence/amp/?__twitter_impression=true …

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      1. Adam Kolasinski‏ @adamckolasinski Apr 6
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        What's there not to be sure of? The man was defending himself.

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      1. Edwin J. Pole II‏ @ejpoleii Apr 6
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        Edwin J. Pole II Retweeted Metropolitan Police

        https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/982306321046409216 …

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        Metropolitan PoliceVerified account @metpoliceuk
        A 78-year-old man who was arrested following a fatal stabbing in #Lewisham has today been informed that no action will be taken. Our thoughts remain with the families whose lives have been devastated by these events. http://news.met.police.uk/news/update-death-of-man-in-lewisham-301562 … pic.twitter.com/zJK4VJs4QJ
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      1. marbs‏ @jenniferlar0 Apr 6
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        If that was my parent I would want them to defend themselves; in their home. They have not robbed someone else's home or injured, murdered..

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      1. Niel‏ @nielcrafford9 Apr 6
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        I don`t get it, was he arrested as procedure. Or is he charged? I can understand if its just procedure, just to investigate and then set free. If someone comes into my house its me, him and my baseball bat. I can not wait to see what happens.

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      1. Tomas De Torquemada‏ @TomasDeTorque Apr 6
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        Sounds like Reasonable Force to me. I predict no charges. They need to concentrate on protecting him from reprisals.

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      1. Joe‏ @Bassbluff Apr 6
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        good on him.

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      1. pj bali‏ @pj_bali Apr 6
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        I can't say for the UK but courts in canada are reluctant to convict folks defending their homes.

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      1. White Chocolate‏ @rhodeislander Apr 6
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        And because @harryhutton is the most culturally aware Briton in the UK, it is fitting that has the most brilliant take on the topic of crimes against the elderly in the UK. http://chasemeladies.blogspot.com/2006/11/army-boxer-67-beats-thieves.html …

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      1. ewige_Winterzeit‏ @MiataMuc Apr 6
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        Afaik he was released: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/pensioner-burglar-stabbeddeath-released-henry-vincent-london-hither-green-kent-a8292721.html?amp …

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      1. Benoit Cambron‏ @benoit_cambron Apr 6
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        That's one geezer you don't want to mess with.

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      1. Adam Jacobs‏ @statsguyuk Apr 6
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Did you read the thing @BarristerSecret wrote about it? That may shed some light on it

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