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"DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST HOUSEHOLDER WHO KILLED BURGLAR. THIS MAN IS A HERO"
Josey1
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"DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST HOUSEHOLDER WHO KILLED BURGLAR. THIS MAN IS A HERO", SAYS FREE MARKET AND CIVIL LIBERTIES THINK TANK February 21, 2002 - The Libertarian Alliance 58 year old John Lambert, of Spalding, Lancashire, has been released on bail following two days of arrest after the death of one of two burglars who had broken into his home and put a knife to the throat of his wife, according to press reports.During a struggle to defend himself and his wife Mr. Lambert killed the burglar with his own knife. Rather than suffering the indignity of arrest and police inquiries Mr Lambert should be hailed as a hero and public benefactor. So claims the Libertarian Alliance, Britain's most radical free market and civil liberties think tank.Libertarian Alliance spokesman and Director, Dr Chris R. Tame, says:"It is a sign of a morally corrupt society that Mr Lambert should have been held by the police for two days and is even now facing the insult of further police inquiries. In a free and moral society the individual has the complete right to self defense, including the use of deadly force, against those who attack and rob them. Any one who invades the home of another constitutes a deadly threat to its inhabitants, and should be dealt with accordingly. Mr Lambert has behaved both honourably and morally in defending himself, his wife and his property - and is a public benefactor by ridding society of one more predatory looter who threatened the safety of us all.Yet again it is quite clear that the police, like all nationalised industries, have no real interest in their "customers", but would rather persecute both those who defend themselves and other easy targets. Whilst the restoration of law and order in this country depends upon many things - including the removal of legal impunity from children and adolescents, the restoration of strict sentences and real punishment for real crimes, the return of capital punishment, full restitution by criminals to their victims, the abolition of victimless "crimes" and pointless persecution of politically incorrect lifestyles, and the overthrow of the culture of socialist excuses and social determinism - a great step forward would be the full legal recognition of the right of individuals to defend themselves and others - and indeed, the restoration of their right to do so with firearms and other weapons.A message must be sent to the criminal vermin that the workers of this country are not prey, that people will fight back, and that the police and the judicial system will no longer side with the predator rather than the victim."Dr Chris R. Tame is the founder and Director of the Libertarian Alliance. A prolific writer and lecturer on many topics in sociology, economics, philosophy and the history of ideas. He is also the author of "Freedom, Responsibility and Justice: The Criminology of the New Right" in the book "The Politics of Crime Control" (Kevin Stenson & David Cowell, eds., Sage Publications, London, 1991), which can also be found reprinted at http://www.libertarian.co.uk Dr Tame can be contacted for further comment at 07957 644519 or by email at chris@libertarian.co.uk