[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

well, in short you wouldn't but are you going to take a risk that it may just be a friendly intruder wanting to steal your ipod and then regret that fact that your daughter was raped because you gave the intruder the benefit of the doubt?

I wouldn't. I'd bash his kneecaps in and wait for the police to figure it out. I'd incapacitate him, make a citizen's arrest, then face whatever justice the courts dole out.

I've seen lots of cases like this in daily mail, where the person protecting their property/family, end up being prosecuted. And the intruder/criminal ends up being made out to be the "victim".