kallis3 wrote:
It's not good quark but if you smacked someone then you would be guilty of assault and could quite easily be locked up yourself!
Best to just ignore them and tell them to go away! They can do nothing.
You should be allowed to use reasonable force to stop someone from entering or breaking into your property, if someone broke into my car, a slap around the face I would consider reasonable to protect my self and my property.
We're willing to wipe the slate clean, give you a fresh start. All that we're asking in return is your cooperation.
You can use reasonable force but a smack across the face would constitute assault and you could be locked up for that!
Reasonable force is removing them from your property - to the public footpath. You can't actually assault them.
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Jan, what constitutes 'reasonable force'? It's such a loose term! To me, if someone what going through my car, reasonable force would be manhandling him off of my property and clobbering him with something if he refused.
In this case I presume the car door was unlocked, but if he had forced anything wouldn't it be criminal damage?
You can't clobber anyone if they are going through your car - you have to be afraid of being in immediate danger of being assaulted or it was in self defence.
If he forced the car door then yes, it would be criminal damage at the very least, or attempt theft from motor vehicle.
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The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
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A supersoaker would be fine - I'd pay to watch a debt collector get his come uppance that way!
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The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
We'll be all be lining up next weekend then! All armed with Supersoakers I hope?
Sharing from experiences of dealing with debt
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
They have crossed the line - that sort of behaviour is unacceptable but hopefully the OP will now realise that the debt collector can't do anything at all!
Perhaps they should phone the company to say that we're all going to be waiting for him with Super Soakers!!!!!!
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The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
the mental pictures this thread has given will keep me giggling for ages, [:D][:D]
I so want to be a fly on the wall of the person receiving the phone call to say we all have supersoakers at the ready and to send him along for the meeting if they dare...
If life is what you make it, I must have been in a strange mood when I made mine
Sharing from experiences of dealing with debt
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
