Victorians would be free to forcefully fight back against home intruders without consequence under a bold proposal to bolster the state’s self-defence laws. Here’s what it means for you.
Libertarian MP David Limbrick is launching a bold bid to review, and potentially overhaul, the state’s self-defence laws to give more power to residents to protect their homes.
It comes on the back of a surge in violent home invasions, with thousands of cases last year seeing Victoria hit a new record for the crime.
It would be the first review of the laws in over a decade and would specifically focus on how they were applied to people protecting their own homes.
“People tell me they are worried about their safety and confused about what they are allowed to do, so I think it’s high time we strengthened and clarified the laws about self-defence,”
Mr Limbrick said.
They shouldn’t have to! We just need criminals jailed. We need judges to consider the victims rights more than the offenders.
We need police to catch real criminals not flag wavers. We need more police patrolling the streets. We shouldn’t have to defend our houses!!
If you break into someone’s house at night or otherwise the intent should be threaten as a threat or murder/r*pe and theft.
You should be able to defend yourself inside your property and especially your house. People don’t break into your house because they’re law abiding people
Simple solution. Deport the intruders and we can all sleep soundly and safely again.
