Picture the scene; you live on your own on a remote farmhouse, your home has been burgled on a number of occasions, and you are so scared of it happening again that you are driven to sit awake every night clutching a shotgun.
This is what happened to farmer Tony Martin, who had suffered more than 10 intrusions at the hands of criminals. So when the next two thieves broke in, 16-year-old Fred Barras and 30-year-old Brendan Fearon, he shot them both. Barras was killed and Fearon was injured.
Mr Martin has now been jailed for life for murder.
It's An Outrage!!
This man should be given a medal and made a National Hero for defending his property and standing up to the criminals who had plagued him.
If more thieves believed they ran the risk of being shot if they broke into somebody else's house, the crime rate would plummet.
The prosecution's main thrusts were that Mr Martin had publicly stated that he would kill anyone he caught breaking into his house, and that he lay in wait and shot them like 'rats in a trap'.
In my opinion, by publicly stating his intentions, Mr Martin had given fair warning to anyone stupid enough to try and steal from him again. And as for rats in a trap - what better description than vermin could be applied to these burglars?
Both intruders had records as long as the proverbial arm, had both served time in prison, and Fred Barras was actually on bail at the time he was killed. I remind you that he was only 16, but was also well on his way to being a career criminal - his record stretched to 29 convictions, including assault, six for fraud and seven for theft.
By shooting him, Mr Martin has removed from the community a dangerous, worthless piece of riffraff who would play no valuable role in society. His only regret should be that he missed the other one. (A silver lining is that he was shot in the groin, so hopefully he won't be able to pass on any of his repugnant DNA).
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