My hon. Friend is right. The point at issue is that when someone enters a premises—a home or a shop—they cross a physical line. Historically, we have regarded our homes as our castles. People who respond to burglars, fearful of the situation, might feel the need, on the spur of the moment, to use some force in repelling that individual. They make a split-second decision. No codification will help them in making a judgment about the correct level of force to use in those circumstances.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Herbert of South Downs
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 January 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.
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