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Comment by zimpenfish | original | Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras
[−]zimpenfish · 2026-08-30 Sun 13:48 UTC · link
> I’ve lived in a bunch of European countries and in none would you be charged with murder in that situation.

Presumably not the UK?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Martin_(farmer)

"Anthony Edward Martin was an English farmer who shot two burglars in his home [...] was convicted of murder, which was later reduced to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility"

[−]giaour · 2026-08-30 Sun 14:01 UTC · link
Where exactly is the imminent threat of deadly force in that example?