There is a friend's story that one day there was a burglary in their house, they hid in the bedroom, the police did not open the door, and the robber went through his house and took something. The robber was in the house when he called the police.
Do you know what happened to her? Watching the robbers look through their belongings, they smoke a cigarette in the yard outside and slowly leave her house.
So in Australia, in the event of a burglary, you have to calm down and protect yourself.
Today, let's talk about the correct response to the burglary.
A burglary.
Burglary is divided into two types: ordinary robbery and serious robbery.
The difference is that the latter's crime is even worse when he knows that someone in the house is still burglarizing or that the burglar is armed.
Scenario one
If the victim sees the door open as soon as he gets home, it is best not to rush into the house at this time, but to call the police immediately, because if the thief is still in the house, Hearing or seeing the owner coming back is very likely to do harm. Personal safety is always the first consideration.
Case two
If inevitably face-to-face with the thieves, it is time to pick up a weapon to defend itself. As to the extent to which this self-defence can be achieved, there is no such provision in Australian law that "no matter what the circumstances may be, he can be beaten to death", which often depends on the situation, such as:
If the thief is ready to escape with bare hands, and the master chases the thief with a baseball bat to kill the thief, it is obvious that he was defenseless at this time, because a burglar who is ready to escape without a weapon is not a personal threat to you. At this time, although the owner is the victim of burglary, but also the owner of intentional injury caused by serious injuries, the police will also prosecute the owner.
If the thief puts a knife at the owner, and then the master kills him with a baseball bat, there is no defense at this time, because the other party is armed with lethal weapons and poses a serious personal threat to the owner.
Case three
If the victim is also in the house and hears a change in the room and suspects that a burglar has entered the room, the best option at this time is not to search the room with his own "weapon", but to lock the door of his own room and then call the police. This ongoing burglary (Hot Burglary), police will arrive at the scene in the first place and then search every corner of the house to make sure there is no danger.
Case four, protect the site.
If the victim enters the house and finds the house stolen, but the thief has escaped, at this time the so-called cooling burglary (Cold Burglary), has no urgent personal security threat, so the thing to do is to protect the scene.
Never touch door handles, drawer handles, etc. The police's crime scene investigation unit will collect fingerprints, and if the fingerprints match the previous criminals in the database, the identity of the thieves will be determined and will be even more beneficial for later arrest.
React
In an emergency, because of the limited English, or because the tension is not clear, when dialing 000, in fact, as long as a simple "popping" out of the keyword, such as: Hot Burglary (is stealing your), Location (home address).
Knowing these two points, the operator (non-police) quickly gave the job the highest priority and assigned it to local patrolling police vehicles, which would arrive in less than 3 minutes.
If there are elderly people who do not speak English at home, at this time call 000, you can say "Mandarin please," so that 000 operators will immediately find simultaneous interpretation or Putonghua operator.
The information most needed for the 000 operator on the Cold Burglary, phone is:
- About when it happened;
- Where did the thief enter the room, (Entry point);?
- Is the entry point a passive pry, (Force entry);?
- What has been stolen, such as something characteristic;
- Is there a camera at home that can capture the thief's face.
Effective preventive measures
Here are some precautions against burglary:
- Alarm device;
- Installation of cameras;
- Keep a dog
If you travel during the holiday, the house will be vacant for a period of time, and make sure as much as possible:
- Let neighbors regularly collect mail in the mailbox, so that the thieves do not think this is empty;
- A smart light can be installed in the room to keep it on regularly every day for a period of time.
- You can go to the local police department to fill in a Absence from residence form, that is, to inform the local police department that there will be no one in the house during this period of time, then the local police department will have a police car patrolling your neighborhood during the period of high incidence of burglary.
[法] justifiable defense
No matter where you are in Australia, self-defense must be defensive: you or your family face life threats, can be kidnapped, and so on.
Your actions must be defensive, not just because you vent your anger.
The following are cases of improper defence:
- If you come home and meet the thief, the thief turns and runs, and you carry a knife and chase it out. After that, the consequences are no longer self-defense;
- If you lie in the bedroom and sleep, open your eyes and see a thief at the foot of the bed. You cut a knife out of the pillow. Although you are fighting in high fear, you may want to explain to the court why you hide a knife in the bedroom?
- If you want to put a body-defense weapon in your bedroom, the best option is not a knife, but an explosion-proof flashlight. You can explain to the court that you are carrying a flashlight for night lighting, but the long pole and weight of the flashlight are just the right weapon.
Self-defense of the three states
- New South Wales: self-defense is a reaction to threats to the safety of oneself or others, restrictions on freedom, infringement of property, or even blocking any unauthorized illegal entry, but defence must be moderate;
- Queensland: self-defense is a revolt in the event of an illegal attack. It is also self-defense if the unintentional act of resistance results in the death of the attacking party. If the actions of the attacking party may result in the death or serious injury of the defensive side, the defensive side believes that there is no alternative to lethal resistance, then the lethal defence is self-defense;
- Victoria: self-defense is what defenders think their defense is necessary, and the response is moderate.
