Poor Brendon Fearon
Poor Brendon Fearon. He's the burglar shot by farmer Tony Martin. You'll remember, of course that the other burglar, Fred Barras was shot dead by Martin, who is still serving a five-year sentence (reduced, thank God, on appeal from life) for defending himself and his property.
Anyway, poor Fearon. Not only did he have to serve 18 months of a three-year sentence for burglary (on top of being shot), but the whole sorry business has so traumatised him that he's been unable to find a job.
Now forgive me for being a tad cynical here, but Fearon has never held down a job anyway, and is in fact a career criminal with 34 convictions. So presumably, the £15,000 compensation he's seeking is because the poor bloke can't carry on with his crime spree. Or have I missed something here?
I find myself wondering that if the boot were on the other foot and Martin had decided to rob the Gypsy's household, would he too have met with violence? For if so, they have nothing to complain about. Would he even have been met with extreme violence?
We'll never know. Unless, that is, someone decides to burgle Fearon's dwelling.
My personal view is that you should have a perfect right to defend your family and your property in any way you see fit. Even if that means shooting the fuckers. It's their choice after all.