Saturday - August 24, 2013

business owner attackes burglar, business owner arrested.  the criminal system at work.

I was under the impression that the law had changed in that a person is allowed to use force to protect home and property.  Surely that included business property as well.
It’s just a pretty weird thing that since 1945 and the end of a war where unspeakable crimes were made legal by a state; Europe and UK have bent so far over backwards to make absolutely sure that everything was fair & nobody should be allowed to hurt anyone else, where it’s even been decided that it’s not legal to hurt someone’s feelings, it’s just weird things have gotten turned so stupidly upside down, that defending yourself now takes an act of Parliament.  Or so it would seem.  I don’t know if there’s a question of excessive force involved here, but that’s another dumb thing. 
There is no such thing as excessive when defending yourself or your property from an invader. 

Man who tackled burglars raiding his tyre business hauled before a court for attacking THEM

· Andrew Woodhouse, 43, apprehended a burglar at his type depot
· He allegedly used a stick to injure the thief’s legs before holding him down until police arrived
· When officers arrived, they arrested Woodhouse for grievous bodily harm
· He denied the charge at Newport Crown Court and was released on bail

By Suzannah Hills

A businessman who confronted a burglar raiding his premises appeared in court yesterday accused of attacking him.  Andrew Woodhouse, 43, was chasing thieves off his property when he claims one of them ‘came at’ him with a wooden stick.

Father-of-five Woodhouse allegedly used the stick to injure the man’s legs before holding him down while his wife called the police.
But when officers arrived they arrested Woodhouse and held him in a cell for 18 hours.

He appeared at Newport Crown Court yesterday charged with grievous bodily harm with intent which has a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Andrew Taylor, defending, said: ‘Mr Woodhouse apprehended two of the burglars at his tyre depot.

‘It happened after two or three men decided they were going to remove a large quantity of diesel from his premises.

‘Mr Woodhouse has been interviewed by police and has provided a full explanation about what happened.  ‘There is a CCTV recording of the incident and we are waiting to see the footage.’ Woodhouse denies the charge and was given bail until next month.

A Facebook page has been set up in support of Woodhouse, of Abergavenny, South Wales with more than 2,000 supporting him.

Woodhouse was in bed with his wife Lisa at their detached home in the village of Govilon, near Abergavenny, when his burglar alarm went off at about 12.30am.  The alarm is fitted to his business premises on an industrial estate a mile from his home.

His wife Lisa said her husband was prepared to go through the legal process to clear his name.
She said: ‘But I fail to see where there was any intent on Andrew’s part.

‘He didn’t intend to get up in the middle of the night to assault anyone. All he did was protect his property.
‘People may think he took the law into his own hands but what was he supposed to do, stand by and watch?’

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