Thread: Support for tighter Acat storage

Originally Posted by systolic

And what happens if the person is not trying to actually kill you (deprive you of life)?

Like someone jabbing you in the back of the leg with a nail? Can you use any means necessary? Or can you only use reasonable force to stop them?

Reasonable force only, but the other important wording is "in the circumstances as he or she believes them to be". What level of force can be deemed reasonable to use to defend yourself depends on the circumstances AS PERCEIVED BY THE DEFENDANT.

Every one is justified in using, in the defence of himself or herself or another, such force as, in the circumstances as he or she believes them to be, it is reasonable to use.

Compare and contrast section 48 with sections 52 - 56, Defence of Property.

The Defence of Property sections all say "do not strike or do bodily harm to the other person" EXCEPT when defending your home from breaking and entering:



http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/p...est/whole.html

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