Abdabz

Long story so get comfy

Last night the lads were round at mine having a few too many beers as is the mormal Wednesday night. It breaks the week up nicely and has been tradition for over 12 years...
My best mate gets a call off his missus at 11pm in a right mess as she has come home to their flat and has heard someone up on the balcony that overlooks the lounge (a kind of open loft space). When she has retreated she noticed the door that leads from the bedroom to an external patio was open, and left the flat screaming.
We get a taxi over - 2 of the lads stayed but me and my mate got tooled up (a couple of baseball bats and rather splendid kitchen knives) and got over their quick time.
Like the charge of the light-brigade I take the lead running up into the flat knife in one hand, bat in the other closely followed by my mate and yes the taxi drive who is donning a rather fetching wheel brace.
I head for the lounge and balcony, questioning in a loud voice the sexual preference of the intruders and also their parents background only to find nothing.
My friend checks out the bedroom and kitchen - again to find nothing while the taxi man keeps guard of the stairs...
The bag'eds had clearly made good their escape, the flat was "secured" and I got the nice taxi man (who was visibly shaking) to take me home and my mate consoled his hysterical lady.
It was only when I got home and the adrenalin and dutch courage went down that I thought "What would I have done if one had been in the lounge or on the balcony?"... Cut him? Clubbed him? Both?
Would I have woken today in a cell charged with ABH, GBH or worse? And for what?
Going in tooled up with weapons and bravado as a favour to a friend could have destroyed the rest of my life and an unfortunate bag'eds...
Scary stuff -At the time I so wanted the ruck but in hindsight I'm just so glad the flat was empty!

Patt@firstime

PMSL @ the thought of the taxi driver running behind clutching a wheel brace

Seriously though, you've got a point - me personally wouldn't have picked up the knife, just the bat

PCatWork

You could have got done just for having the knife on you - let alone using it.

Sad but true. Leave the knife in the kitchen. Use it for cutting up vegetables.

jjones

hope you gave the taxi driver a fat tip.

Abdabz

It was drunken machismo - not something I would normally do - I suprised myself!!
I agree it was silly - hence my 'post charge of the light brigade analysis' being thankful and self critical

Abdabz

100% tip duly given and gratefully received

Graz

Thought it was now okay to use whatever force necessary to defend your property. The fact you happend to "disturb" a bugular at a mates flat would be fair game I'd have thought. Even if you got charged I'm sure a good lawyer could get you off.

Luminous

iTrader: (3)

I'd have called the cops...and run round to make sure she was OK

With some sort of "concealed weapon", like a metal torch

PCatWork

He didn't disturb a burglar. He armed himself with offensive weapons and went looking for said burglar, presumably with the intention of giving burglar a good hiding. CPS would p*ss all over your "good lawyer" in this instance, I suspect.

Stueyb

I work for a company that makes knives, amongst other things. Big shiny ones. Made out of high carbon Jap steel and ice hardened blades. Had you got said intruder with one of these you would be eating bread and water down the police station for murder

Some of the best knives money can buy here

davegtt

Yeah but after youve hit the burglar over the head with the bat or wheel brace he could well be a vegetable himself... does that mean you ca cut him up

Dream Weaver

If it was me I would've used the bat and twatted him in the kneecaps, wont cause too much damage but will imobilise them til the police arrive, and you would also have other witnesses that saw him trip and twist his knee whilst running away

Abdabz

I just hope said bag'eds next fix is laced with rat poison or something equally damaging...

paul-s

excellent story i can picture the scene now round yours when you got the call, running for the kitchen and garage to get tools

paul-s

in a beered up frenzy

CrisPDuk

Quality knives indeed I have one of those very beasties in my kitchen, and use it for everything

PS, re: the burglar, surely you can only get charged if they find the body

UK300-199

Yep have a drink and think your ten men think you can take on the world i bet if you was sober you would have sh$t your load.

dpb

lordy - Muppets makes more sense than NSR presently....<shakes head - and returns>

Warwick-hunt

you might think differently if they had have been still there, you'd be glad of your knife and bat, you'd probably wish you had a gun as well, in that situation, they would do anything to you so don't think twice about doing it to them (in the house)

Bubba po

Leslie

Risky to go armed but if you pick up some household object at the scene such as a poker for the fire etc. then you are a lot safer from prosecution.

Les