Good news {kind of} and bad news...

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UK: Citizens get legal right to defend themselves
Citizens have for the first time been given the legal right to defend themselves against burglars and muggers free from fear of prosecution.
.....They will be able to use force against criminals who break into their homes or attack them in the street without worrying that "heat of the moment” misjudgements could see them brought before the courts.
.....The new laws follow a growing public campaign for people to be given the right to defend themselves and their own homes in the wake of a number of high profile cases...
[given the legal right to defend themselves?]
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Brits Urged to Leave Sheds Open for Thieves
London – Bristol City Council is urging people to leave their sheds open because padlocks could lead to thieves forcing their way through doors and windows of the council-owned sheds to steal garden equipment. The council said that its new initiative could save taxpayers' money because fewer sheds would have to be repaired or replaced.
[it's called capitulation]
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