In Great Britain, they have marched a long way down the road toward the logical conclusion of gun control. Britons do not have the right to defend themselves or their property in the event of a burglary, robbery, or break-in. The best advice forensic psychologist Dr. Ian Stephen has to offer is to adopt an attitude of "active passivity". Any sort of active defense, such as shooting a burglar, is "over the top".
if you attack the burglar, or react in an "over the top" manner, as was recently illustrated in the case of Tony Martin who shot intruders in his Norfolk farmhouse, you will inevitably end up on the receiving end of a prison sentence that will far outstrip that imposed on the intruder in your own home.
Dr. Stephen's advice to homeowners? That state of "active passivity".
- ...the best form of defence is always avoidance.
- If this isn’t possible, act passively, be careful what you say or do and give up valuables without a struggle.
- ...cooperate but initiate nothing.
- ...it is important not to affront or startle the burglar in any way, not simply out of a regard for their feelings, for whose hurt the householder may liable, but to avoid arousing an aggression which it is expressly forbidden to resist.
- ...If you are stabbed or shot it is your fault...You are advised to simply stand there, eyes fastened on the floor as if nothing were happening in the hope that you will not be noticed
OK, sure. Give in, offer no resistance at all. Give the intruder everything he wants. Then, to assuage your feelings, tell yourself you were the one in charge all along.
Wretchard quotes extensively from a British author who demonstrates active passivity in action.
The author of that scene, George Orwell, said "if you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever." He forgot to add one thing: you will polish the boot.
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