So...home invasions.

[Johnny Novgorod]

I'm actually glad this is news for you. Home invasions are our daily bread in Argentina. The people inside are usually killed and the culprits never found/imprisoned. My old man alone got invaded three times in a single week :/ A truly fucking violent society, and noone to do anything about it.

At least Argentine politicians don't blame videogames for the violence. Oh wait, they do: http://www.clarin.com/policiales/Berni-sociedad-violenta-TV-videojuegos_0_864513709.html
I guess people can be stupid wherever you go. I know this isn't really relevant to the discussion but it does get me worked up!

Reads like just another idiotic hand wave about violent videogames. Figures they would say that
The last controversy regarding games I heard in Argentina was about that Counter Strike custom map set in Malvinas. Except people were cool with it, while the rest of the world cried outrage, kinda.

 

[UltraPic]

Well I live in Britain, so if someone invaded my home, even if I had a weapon near me (knife, bat, club) I wouldn't be able to do anything. I'd pretty much have to let them in, make them a cup of tea and watch happily as they steal my most valued possessions, because anything else is assault and "unnecessary".

Learn what reasonable force means then, as long as you don't purposely kill or torture anyone you are fine.

EDIT: Sorry, I misread. The thing is, even if you knock an intruder out (somehow) they could most likely take you to court for assault, it's just the way things work here. The line is so blurred, because when someone's in your house trying to steal things and threatening either you or your family it's very hard to make clear judgements.

It's not blurred in the eye's of the law though, what is blurred is the public perception of the reasonable force rule. As i said said as long as you don't purposely kill or torture anyone your fine, when you think about it, it's hard to come up with a case where anyone got in trouble for defending their homes and businesses.