A separate poll of 1,670 householders by Halifax showed that 34 per cent who had a
burglar alarm fitted to their home said they rarely activated it.
Local Gardai are amazed at the agility of the
burglar and revealed the daredevil robber has climbed walls with only a inch-wide ledge for grip.
Or a householder who lies in wait for a
burglar trying to break into his shed, then shoots him in the back?
Police are urging green-fingered homeowners to use prickly plants to brighten their gardens - and deter
burglars.
THERE'S no way whatsoever that a
burglar should be allowed to make any complaint.
If a
burglar breaks their leg falling down the stairs in the house there's a doubt as to the legal position "If a homeowner, on the spur of a moment assaults a
burglar, the legal position is uncertain.
A window of opportunity A third of
burglars get in through a window.
Any
burglar that enters a person's property uninvited and unlawfully and receives an injury during the course of being on the property or escaping out of the property should be barred in law from suing the householder.
Or do they simply encourage the
burglar to take everything that he/she can get their hands on?
Bitu Bhalla, appearing for the Norfolk farmer who fatally shot a
burglar, told a judge the Board had ``no business submitting arguments on the strategy for
burglars generally''.
