[lostalex]

i guess it depends which country you're in at the time right? Every country has different definitions of what's acceptable and what's illegal.

In Texas you can kill a person for trying to rob your house, in Britain you'd be considered a murder.

I guess i fall somewhere in the middle as a Californian, i definitely think you have a right to protect your property, but not at the expense of someone else's life. I think you should be able to beat the intruder severely.

I think a baseball bat to the knee-caps would be appropriate.